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Lago Scuro

Located in Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°28′42″ N 8°34′42″ E

Map showing the location of Lago Scuro Lago Scuro
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,258 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Froda
3.1 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport59 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km

About Lago Scuro

Lago Scuro is a lake. Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 2,258 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Lago Superiore and Pizzo del Lago Scuro.

Climate of Lago Scuro

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
June (137 mm)
Driest month
February (73 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 Scuro
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°9°13°12°9°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-6°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)83739512013313713113612512710685

How to get to Lago Scuro

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 99 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 59 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 99 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 115 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lago Scuro

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 7,043 natural sites, 922 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km912 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 4 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 11 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 4 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km3,295 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 53 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 51 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 40 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 40 kmS

60–100 km3,932 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 62 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 63 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 65 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Froda Village, Lavizzara
    3.1 km S
  • Piatto Village, Lavizzara
    3.3 km S
  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    6.1 km NE
  • Airolo Municipality, Leventina District
    7.2 km N
  • Corte Village, Lavizzara
    4.4 km E
  • Fusio Village, Lavizzara
    7.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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