Alto Malcantone
Located in Lugano District, Canton Ticino Coordinates: 46°03′15″ N 8°52′35″ E
- Population
- 1,392
- 1.4K
- Elevation
- 979 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 13
- listed under Alto Malcantone
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport6 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport48 km
About Alto Malcantone
Alto Malcantone is a municipality. Location: Lugano District, Canton Ticino. Population: 1,392. Elevation: 979 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Monte Magno and Monte Lema.
Photos of Alto Malcantone
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Monte Tamaro No machine-readable author provided. Ilario assumed · CC BY 2.5 -
Monte Rogoria Galbirona · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Monte Lema Elvezio · Public domain -
Santi Pietro e Paolo Galbirona · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Sant'Antonio Abate Galbirona · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Alto Malcantone
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 101 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- May (160 mm)
- Driest month
- February (61 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 61 | 92 | 129 | 160 | 157 | 128 | 148 | 150 | 143 | 101 | 70 |
How to get to Alto Malcantone
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 6 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (48 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 148 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 6 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 48 kmsouth
- Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 75 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 148 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 148 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 162 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 180 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 195 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alto Malcantone
Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 5,275 natural sites, 660 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km233 places
- Isole di Brissago Island 14 kmNW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 14 kmNW
- San Pancrazio Island 14 kmNW
- Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 8 kmSE
25–60 km1,307 places
- Lago Nero Lake 51 kmNW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 49 kmN
- Lago Sfundau Lake 53 kmNW
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 48 kmN
60–100 km4,501 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 96 kmN
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 96 kmN
- Chaviolas Island 79 kmNE
- Lajets Lake 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Alto Malcantone
13 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Monte Magno Mountain, Piedmont1.6 km NW
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Monte Lema Mountain, Lema3.7 km SW
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Monte Gradicio Mountain, Gambarogno3.5 km N
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Monte Rogoria Mountain, Lema5.6 km SW
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Monte Tamaro Mountain, Gambarogno5.6 km N
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Montaccio Mountain, Aranno3.9 km S
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Santi Pietro e Paolo Attraction, Lema6.5 km SW
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Motto Rotondo Mountain, Piedmont5.7 km N
Sources & licences
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