- Elevation
- 2,773 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport59 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport99 km
About Pizzo del Sole
Pizzo del Sole is a mountain. Location: Quinto, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,773 m.
The Pizzo del Sole is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,773 metres, it is the highest point of the Val Piora. On its southern side are located the lakes of Chiéra.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 555 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Pizzo del Sole
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Climate of Pizzo del Sole
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 87 | 109 | 134 | 138 | 148 | 151 | 149 | 140 | 137 | 123 | 105 |
How to get to Pizzo del Sole
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (99 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 95 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 59 kmsouth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 99 kmsouth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 105 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 95 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 109 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 146 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 164 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pizzo del Sole
Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 7,185 natural sites, 935 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km859 places
- Lago Nero Lake 19 kmSW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 6 kmSW
- Lago Sfundau Lake 20 kmW
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 11 kmSW
25–60 km3,291 places
- Isole di Brissago Island 44 kmS
- Sant' Apollinare Island 43 kmS
- San Pancrazio Island 44 kmS
- Insel Schwanau Island 58 kmN
60–100 km4,153 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 78 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 64 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Pipe Mountain, Faido0.4 km SE
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Predelp Mountain, Faido0.5 km S
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Pécianett Mountain, Quinto1.1 km W
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Pécian Mountain, Faido1.1 km W
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Lèi Grande di Chièra Lake, Faido0.7 km SW
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Pizzo Columbe Mountain, Blenio1.3 km N
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Lèi Pécian Lake, Quinto0.9 km NW
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Lèi Piccolo di Chièra Lake, Faido0.8 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources