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Piora

Located in Quinto, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°32′04″ N 8°40′44″ E

Map showing the location of Piora Piora
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,815 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport62 km
BRN Bern Airport100 km

About Piora

Piora is a village. Location: Quinto, Leventina District. Elevation: 1,815 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Föisc and Camoghè.

Climate of Piora

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (151 mm)
Driest month
February (87 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).

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Climate of Piora
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°11°14°15°12°8°3°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-7°-5°-3°1°4°7°7°5°1°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)10287109134138148151149140137123105

How to get to Piora

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (101 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 93 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 62 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 100 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 93 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 108 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 157 kmwest

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

Day trips from Piora

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 7,148 natural sites, 942 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km918 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 14 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 7 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 14 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km3,350 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 58 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 54 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 45 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 45 kmS

60–100 km4,006 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 68 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 68 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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