Mountain

Monte Sant'Agata

Located in Val Mara, Lugano District Coordinates: 45°56′13″ N 8°59′50″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 940 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Rovio; 0.9 km SW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: LUG Lugano Airport10 km; MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport40 km

About Monte Sant'Agata

Monte Sant'Agata is a mountain. Location: Val Mara, Lugano District. Elevation: 940 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Cima Crocetta and Cima dei Torrioni.

Photos of Monte Sant'Agata

Monte Pravello Leonhard Lenz · CC0

Climate of Monte Sant'Agata

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: May (165 mm)
Driest month: February (61 mm)

3° -5°

5° -4°

9° -1°

12° 2°

16° 7°

20° 10°

23° 13°

22° 12°

18° 9°

12° 4°

7° -1°

4° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

133

May

165

Jun

153

Jul

115

Aug

142

Sep

148

Oct

145

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).

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Climate of Monte Sant'Agata
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	12°	16°	20°	23°	22°	18°	12°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-1°	2°	7°	10°	13°	12°	9°	4°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	79	61	96	133	165	153	115	142	148	145	101	67

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Monte Sant'Agata

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 10 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (40 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 163 km to the north.

Airports

Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 10 kmnorthwest
Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 40 kmsouthwest
Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 59 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 163 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 164 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 176 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 193 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 211 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Monte Sant'Agata

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 3,890 natural sites, 544 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km137 places

Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 9 kmNW
Lake Lugano Lake 6 kmN
Laghetto Lake 19 kmN
Laghetto Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km834 places

Isole di Brissago Island 30 kmNW
Sant' Apollinare Island 30 kmNW
San Pancrazio Island 30 kmNW
Laghetto Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km3,556 places

Lago Nero Lake 67 kmNW
Chaviolas Island 79 kmNE
Lajets Lake 77 kmNE
Lago Tremorgio Lake 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Rovio Village, Val Mara
0.9 km SW
Melano Village, Val Mara
2 km SW
Arogno Municipality, Lugano District
2.3 km N
Bissone Municipality, Lugano District
2.7 km NW
Arogno Village, Arogno
2.6 km N
Doragno Village, Val Mara
1.4 km NW

Monte Sant'Agata

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cima Crocetta Mountain, Arogno
1.3 km NE
Cima dei Torrioni Mountain, Val Mara
1.4 km E
Cima di Sassalto Mountain, Castel San Pietro
1.8 km SE
Motto di Cima Mountain, Castel San Pietro
1.8 km SE
Monte Generoso Mountain, Val Mara
1.9 km E
Lido di Bissone Natural site, Canton Ticino
3.1 km NW
Swissminiatur Natural site, Canton Ticino
4.1 km NW
Lido di Melide Natural site, Canton Ticino
4.1 km NW

Monte Sant'Agata

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026