Village

Sornico

Located in Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°23′54″ N 8°39′13″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 756 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–September; See the climate
Airports: LUG Lugano Airport48 km; MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport86 km

About Sornico

Sornico is a village. Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 756 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Corona dei Sasselli and Motto della Fame.

Photos of Sornico

Monte Zucchero Aleardo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pizzo Campo Tencia Original uploader was Elvezio at it.wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Sornico

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (137 mm)
Driest month: February (73 mm)

7° 0°

9° 1°

11° 4°

15° 8°

19° 11°

22° 14°

19° 11°

15° 7°

10° 3°

7° 1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

120

May

133

Jun

137

Jul

131

Aug

136

Sep

125

Oct

127

Nov

106

Dec

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 Sornico
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	19°	22°	22°	19°	15°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	4°	8°	11°	14°	14°	11°	7°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	83	73	95	120	133	137	131	136	125	127	106	85

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Sornico

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (86 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 108 km to the north.

Airports

Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 48 kmsoutheast
Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 86 kmsouth
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 108 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 123 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 153 kmnorthwest
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 156 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sornico

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 6,946 natural sites, 888 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km755 places

Lago Nero Lake 10 kmNW
Lago Tremorgio Lake 10 kmNE
Lago Sfundau Lake 12 kmNW
Lago del Sambuco Lake 7 kmN

25–60 km3,125 places

Isole di Brissago Island 30 kmS
Sant' Apollinare Island 30 kmS
San Pancrazio Island 30 kmS
Neptun-Inseln Island 55 kmN

60–100 km4,095 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmNW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmNW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmNW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Corona dei Sasselli Mountain, Lavizzara
2.4 km NW
Motto della Fame Mountain, Lavizzara
2.5 km NE
Pizzo Rüscada Mountain, Lavizzara
2.6 km NE
Val Prato Natural site, Italy
4.1 km NE
Lepontine Alps Mountain, Canton Ticino
2.3 km NE
Motto del Fornale di Rüscada Mountain, Lavizzara
3 km NE