Mountain

Monte Generoso

Located in Val Mara, Lugano District Coordinates: 45°55′53″ N 9°01′12″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,701 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Rovio; 2.6 km W
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: LUG Lugano Airport12 km; MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport40 km

About Monte Generoso

Monte Generoso is a mountain. Location: Val Mara, Lugano District. Elevation: 1,701 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Cima di Sassalto and Motto di Cima.

Climate of Monte Generoso

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night -8°)
Wettest month: May (149 mm)
Driest month: February (55 mm)

-1° -8°

0° -8°

4° -6°

7° -2°

11° 2°

15° 5°

18° 8°

17° 8°

13° 4°

8° 0°

3° -5°

0° -8°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

121

May

149

Jun

139

Jul

114

Aug

134

Sep

143

Oct

140

Nov

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).

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Climate of Monte Generoso
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-1°	0°	4°	7°	11°	15°	18°	17°	13°	8°	3°	0°
Average low (°C)	-8°	-8°	-6°	-2°	2°	5°	8°	8°	4°	0°	-5°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	73	55	85	121	149	139	114	134	143	140	96	65

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Monte Generoso

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 12 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (40 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 164 km to the north.

Airports

Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 12 kmnorthwest
Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 40 kmsouthwest
Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 58 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 164 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 165 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 176 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 195 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 212 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Monte Generoso

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 3,762 natural sites, 532 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km134 places

Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 10 kmNW
Lake Lugano Lake 8 kmNW
Laghetto Lake 20 kmN
Laghetto Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km803 places

Isole di Brissago Island 31 kmNW
Sant' Apollinare Island 32 kmNW
San Pancrazio Island 31 kmNW
Laghetto Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km3,450 places

Lago Nero Lake 68 kmNW
Chaviolas Island 78 kmNE
Lajets Lake 77 kmNE
Lago Tremorgio Lake 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Rovio Village, Val Mara
2.6 km W
Melano Village, Val Mara
2.9 km W
Centro Valle Intelvi Municipality, Province of Como
3.6 km NE
Arogno Municipality, Lugano District
3.6 km NW
Erbonne Village, Centro Valle Intelvi
2 km E
Arogno Village, Arogno
4.1 km NW

Monte Generoso

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cima di Sassalto Mountain, Castel San Pietro
0.6 km SW
Motto di Cima Mountain, Castel San Pietro
0.8 km SW
Cima dei Torrioni Mountain, Val Mara
1.1 km N
Cima Crocetta Mountain, Arogno
1.6 km NW
Monte Sant'Agata Mountain, Val Mara
1.9 km W
Pizzo della Croce Mountain, Canton Ticino
2.8 km E
Poncione di Cabbio Mountain, Breggia
4.3 km SE
Lido di Bissone Natural site, Canton Ticino
4.9 km NW

Monte Generoso

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026