Village

Fontanella

Located in Monteceneri, Lugano District Coordinates: 46°07′56″ N 8°57′40″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,081 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: LUG Lugano Airport15 km; MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport59 km

About Fontanella

Fontanella is a village. Location: Monteceneri, Lugano District. Elevation: 1,081 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Motto della Costa and Matro.

Photos of Fontanella

Monte Tamaro No machine-readable author provided. Ilario assumed · CC BY 2.5
Camoghè The original uploader was Elvezio at Italian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Fontanella

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: May (160 mm)
Driest month: February (61 mm)

3° -5°

4° -4°

8° -2°

11° 1°

15° 6°

19° 9°

22° 12°

21° 11°

17° 8°

12° 4°

7° -2°

4° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

129

May

160

Jun

157

Jul

128

Aug

148

Sep

150

Oct

143

Nov

101

Dec

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 Fontanella
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	11°	15°	19°	22°	21°	17°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-2°	1°	6°	9°	12°	11°	8°	4°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	77	61	92	129	160	157	128	148	150	143	101	70

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Fontanella

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (59 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 141 km to the north.

Airports

Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 15 kmsouth
Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 59 kmsouth
Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 78 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 141 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 147 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 154 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 184 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 191 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Fontanella

Within 100 km: 100 historic and cultural sites, 5,747 natural sites, 709 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km328 places

Isole di Brissago Island 17 kmW
Sant' Apollinare Island 17 kmW
San Pancrazio Island 17 kmW
Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km1,638 places

Lago Nero Lake 48 kmNW
Lago Tremorgio Lake 43 kmNW
Lago Sfundau Lake 50 kmNW
Lago del Sambuco Lake 43 kmNW

60–100 km4,590 places

Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 100 kmNW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 98 kmNW
Schnäggeninseli Island 100 kmNW
Neptun-Inseln Island 89 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Motto della Costa Mountain, Monteceneri
0.7 km W
Matro Mountain, Isone
1.4 km E
Laghetto Lake, Monteceneri
2.6 km S
Sendemast Monte Ceneri Landmark, Isone
2.4 km E
Cima di Lago Mountain, Monteceneri
3.5 km S
Cima di Screvia Mountain, Capriasca
3.4 km SE