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Mountain

Pizzo Ricuca

Located in Riviera, Riviera District Coordinates: 46°19′47″ N 8°55′11″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Ricuca Pizzo Ricuca
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,282 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Personico
2.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport36 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport79 km

About Pizzo Ricuca

Pizzo Ricuca is a mountain. Location: Riviera, Riviera District. Elevation: 2,282 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Cima di Piatto and Motto dei Ciavéi.

Climate of Pizzo Ricuca

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -8° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
May (156 mm)
Driest month
February (64 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 Pizzo Ricuca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°13°13°9°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-2°2°4°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)79649213215615413815015014510677

How to get to Pizzo Ricuca

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (79 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 119 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 36 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 79 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 96 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 119 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 132 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 171 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 177 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Ricuca

Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 6,741 natural sites, 844 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km550 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 25 kmNW
  • Laghetto Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lago di Vogorno Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km2,508 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 32 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 26 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 26 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 26 kmSW

60–100 km4,667 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 96 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Personico Municipality, Leventina District
    2.7 km NW
  • Iragna Village, Riviera
    3.6 km E
  • Biasca Municipality, Riviera District
    5.1 km NE
  • Pollegio Municipality, Leventina District
    4.2 km NE
  • Biasca Town, Biasca
    5.1 km NE
  • Lodrino Village, Riviera
    5.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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