- Elevation
- 2,414 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport88 km
- BZO Bolzano Airport98 km
About Gess
Gess is a mountain. Location: Poschiavo, Region Bernina. Elevation: 2,414 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Motta Bianca and Piz Lagalb.
Climate of Gess
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (86 mm)
- Driest month
- February (40 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 4° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -10° | -7° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 40 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 59 | 52 |
How to get to Gess
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 139 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 88 kmsouth
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 98 kmeast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 99 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 139 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 155 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 157 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 207 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 219 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gess
Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 5,140 natural sites, 532 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km549 places
- Chaviolas Island 23 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 19 kmW
- Lake Sils Lake 24 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 16 kmS
25–60 km1,837 places
- Lajets Lake 36 kmW
- Lägh da Cavloc Lake 27 kmW
- Lake Davos Lake 46 kmN
- Lai Alv Lake 25 kmNW
60–100 km3,383 places
- Spadalone Mountain 61 kmSE
- Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 99 kmSW
- Lake Lugano Lake 96 kmSW
- Laghetto Lake 96 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ospizio Bernina Village, Poschiavo2.5 km SW
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La Rösa Village, Poschiavo3.3 km SE
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Pontresina Municipality, Region Maloja7 km W
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Sfazù Village, Poschiavo5 km SE
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Alp Grüm Village, Poschiavo5.9 km S
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Suracqua Village, Poschiavo5.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Motta Bianca Mountain, Poschiavo1.1 km W
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Piz Lagalb Mountain, Pontresina1.8 km W
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Lej Minor Lake, Pontresina1.1 km NW
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Cima di Cardan Mountain, Poschiavo1.9 km SE
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I Umet Mountain, Poschiavo2.2 km SE
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Monte Vago Mountain, Livigno3 km NE
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Piz dals Lejs Mountain, Pontresina2.4 km N
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Puoz Minor Lake, Pontresina1.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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