Ghiacciaio di Basso
Located in Biasca, Riviera District Coordinates: 46°20′50″ N 9°04′06″ E
- Elevation
- 2,323 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport40 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport84 km
About Ghiacciaio di Basso
Ghiacciaio di Basso is a natural site. Location: Biasca, Riviera District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Torrone d'Orza and Ghiacciaio di Alto.
Climate of Ghiacciaio di Basso
This month · November
A wet month
Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- September (150 mm)
- Driest month
- February (72 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -9° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -7° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 72 | 99 | 133 | 145 | 149 | 147 | 149 | 150 | 143 | 115 | 91 |
How to get to Ghiacciaio di Basso
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (84 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 120 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 40 kmsouth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 84 kmsouth
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 90 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 120 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 131 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 141 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 188 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ghiacciaio di Basso
Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 6,700 natural sites, 832 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km536 places
- Laghetto Lake 21 kmW
- Lago di Vogorno Lake 22 kmSW
- Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 9 kmN
- Laghetto d'Orgnana Lake 24 kmSW
25–60 km2,406 places
- Lago Nero Lake 42 kmW
- Isole di Brissago Island 35 kmSW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 35 kmSW
- San Pancrazio Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km4,729 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmNW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 90 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 99 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torrone d'Orza Mountain, Biasca0.5 km SE
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Ghiacciaio di Alto Natural site, Biasca0.8 km E
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Piz da Termin Mountain, Biasca1 km E
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Torrone della Motta Mountain, Riviera1.2 km W
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Cima d'Örz Mountain, Calanca1.2 km S
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Torent Basso Mountain, Biasca1.3 km W
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Costa del Gambines Mountain, Calanca1.8 km SE
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Crostàl Lung Mountain, Biasca1.8 km N
Sources & licences
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