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Lago di Cara

Located in Quinto, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°28′48″ N 8°41′20″ E

Map showing the location of Lago di Cara Lago di Cara
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,401 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Prato
5.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport56 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport94 km

About Lago di Cara

Lago di Cara is a lake. Location: Quinto, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,401 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Massari and Poncione di Tremorgio.

Climate of Lago di Cara

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
June (146 mm)
Driest month
February (73 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lago di Cara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°12°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-3°1°3°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

How to get to Lago di Cara

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (94 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 99 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 56 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 99 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 114 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 147 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 158 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lago di Cara

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 7,059 natural sites, 927 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km831 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 12 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 2 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 13 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 3 kmSW

25–60 km3,262 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 58 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 39 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 39 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 39 kmS

60–100 km4,062 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 70 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 71 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Prato Village, Quinto
    5.2 km E
  • Ambrì Village, Quinto
    3.4 km N
  • Fusio Village, Lavizzara
    4.4 km SW
  • Fiesso Neighbourhood, Quinto
    3.8 km E
  • Quinto Village, Quinto
    3.8 km NE
  • Varenzo Village, Quinto
    3.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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