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Mountain

Pizzo Sassello

Located in Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°29′28″ N 8°38′02″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Sassello Pizzo Sassello
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,480 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Airolo
4.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport58 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport96 km

About Pizzo Sassello

Pizzo Sassello is a mountain. Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 2,480 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo del Corno and Piattelli del Piatto.

Climate of Pizzo Sassello

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Pizzo Sassello
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°8°11°11°8°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°0°-4°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)83739512013313713113612512710685

How to get to Pizzo Sassello

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (96 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 98 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 58 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 96 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 99 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 98 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 143 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 154 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Sassello

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 7,047 natural sites, 922 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km884 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 9 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 7 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 9 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 4 kmSE

25–60 km3,317 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 56 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 53 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 41 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 40 kmS

60–100 km3,947 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    4.5 km N
  • Corte Village, Lavizzara
    2.7 km S
  • Sambuco di Fuori Village, Lavizzara
    3 km SE
  • Airolo Municipality, Leventina District
    6.3 km NW
  • Fusio Village, Lavizzara
    5.6 km SE
  • Quinto Municipality, Leventina District
    7.3 km NE

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