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Lago Superiore

Located in Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°28′33″ N 8°35′06″ E

Map showing the location of Lago Superiore Lago Superiore
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,135 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Froda
2.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport58 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km

About Lago Superiore

Lago Superiore is a lake. Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 2,135 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Lago Scuro and Pizzo del Lago Scuro.

Climate of Lago Superiore

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 106 mm

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

Show values as a table
Climate of Lago Superiore
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°0°2°6°10°13°13°10°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-5°-1°2°5°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)83739512013313713113612512710685

How to get to Lago Superiore

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 58 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 58 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 102 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 115 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 143 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 150 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lago Superiore

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 7,030 natural sites, 915 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km898 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 5 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 10 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 5 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km3,305 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 51 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 40 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 40 kmS

60–100 km3,915 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 63 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 63 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Froda Village, Lavizzara
    2.7 km S
  • Piatto Village, Lavizzara
    3.2 km SW
  • Corte Village, Lavizzara
    3.9 km E
  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    6.2 km N
  • Airolo Municipality, Leventina District
    7.4 km N
  • Fusio Village, Lavizzara
    6.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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