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Pizzo Castello

Located in Maggia, Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°19′12″ N 8°38′42″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Castello Pizzo Castello
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,109 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Someo
3.9 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport41 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport77 km

About Pizzo Castello

Pizzo Castello is a mountain. Location: Maggia, Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 2,109 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Costa Piana and Punta di Spluga.

Climate of Pizzo Castello

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -7° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (139 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).

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Climate of Pizzo Castello
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°14°14°10°6°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-5°-1°3°5°5°2°-2°-7°-8°
Precipitation (mm)7264871171391361241341231289773

How to get to Pizzo Castello

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (77 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 115 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 41 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 77 kmsouth
  • Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 109 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 117 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 132 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 156 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 160 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Castello

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 6,764 natural sites, 851 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km595 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 16 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 22 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 22 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 22 kmS

25–60 km2,868 places

  • Oberalpsee Lake 38 kmN
  • Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 42 kmSE
  • Lake Lugano Lake 44 kmSE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 28 kmN

60–100 km4,279 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 77 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 68 kmNW

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