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Village

Forna

Located in Lavertezzo, Locarno District Coordinates: 46°18′00″ N 8°52′00″ E

Map showing the location of Forna Forna
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,861 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport33 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport75 km

About Forna

Forna is a village. Location: Lavertezzo, Locarno District. Elevation: 1,861 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Matarello and Matterello.

Climate of Forna

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
May (156 mm)
Driest month
February (64 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 Forna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°5°10°13°16°16°12°7°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°7°4°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)79649213215615413815015014510677

How to get to Forna

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (75 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 121 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 33 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 75 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 96 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 121 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 134 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 171 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Forna

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 6,663 natural sites, 837 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km509 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 21 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 21 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 21 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 23 kmNW

25–60 km2,474 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 30 kmNW
  • Lajets Lake 60 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 32 kmNW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 30 kmNW

60–100 km4,651 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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