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Mountain

Motton

Located in Biasca, Riviera District Coordinates: 46°17′34″ N 9°05′20″ E

Map showing the location of Motton Motton
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,982 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buseno
2.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport35 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport79 km

About Motton

Motton is a mountain. Location: Biasca, Riviera District. Elevation: 1,982 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Mot Ciarin and Zanella.

Climate of Motton

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -7° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
June (156 mm)
Driest month
February (61 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
Climate of Motton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°5°9°12°15°15°11°6°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-7°-5°0°3°6°6°3°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)79618812815515614015115314410475

How to get to Motton

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (79 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 126 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 35 kmsouthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 79 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 84 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 126 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 138 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 182 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 190 kmwest

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

Day trips from Motton

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 6,411 natural sites, 784 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km453 places

  • Lago di Vogorno Lake 20 kmSW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 16 kmN
  • Laghetto d'Orgnana Lake 23 kmW
  • Laghit de Agnon Lake 12 kmSE

25–60 km2,177 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 46 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 33 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 32 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km4,686 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 98 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 95 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 90 kmNW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Buseno Municipality, Region Moesa
    2.6 km SE
  • Arvigo Village, Calanca
    2.1 km NE
  • Calanca Municipality, Region Moesa
    3.3 km NE
  • Buseno Village, Buseno
    2.5 km SE
  • San Vittore Municipality, Region Moesa
    5.4 km S
  • Selma Village, Calanca
    3.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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