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Lago

Located in Biasca, Riviera District Coordinates: 46°21′08″ N 9°01′16″ E

Map showing the location of Lago Lago
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,083 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Biasca
4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport40 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport83 km

About Lago

Lago is a lake. Location: Biasca, Riviera District. Elevation: 2,083 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Mottone and Cima di Biasca.

Climate of Lago

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
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).

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Climate of Lago
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°0°2°6°10°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°-1°3°5°5°3°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)92729913314514914714915014311591

How to get to Lago

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (83 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 118 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 40 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 83 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 118 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 130 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 174 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 184 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lago

Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 6,764 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km576 places

  • Laghetto Lake 18 kmW
  • Lago di Vogorno Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 24 kmN
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km2,458 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 39 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 33 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 33 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km4,710 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 100 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 87 kmNW

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