- Elevation
- 3,147 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport80 km
- LUG Lugano Airport93 km
About Piz Canton
Piz Canton is a mountain. Location: Poschiavo, Region Bernina. Elevation: 3,147 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Piz Varuna and Sasso Rosso.
Climate of Piz Canton
This month · November
A cold month
Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- July (99 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 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) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -17° | -15° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
How to get to Piz Canton
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 146 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 80 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 103 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 146 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 157 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 160 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 206 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 227 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Canton
Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 4,972 natural sites, 510 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km523 places
- Chaviolas Island 21 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 19 kmNW
- Lake Sils Lake 22 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 11 kmSE
25–60 km1,676 places
- Lajets Lake 35 kmNW
- Lake Davos Lake 52 kmN
- Lai Alv Lake 28 kmNW
- Lej Verd Lake 25 kmNW
60–100 km3,373 places
- Spadalone Mountain 60 kmSE
- Dosso Rotondo Mountain 99 kmSE
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 99 kmW
- Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 92 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Poschiavo Village, Poschiavo6 km SE
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Alp Grüm Village, Poschiavo3 km NE -
San Carlo Village, Poschiavo3.9 km SE
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Angeli Custodi Village, Poschiavo5.4 km E
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Privilasco Village, Poschiavo5.2 km SE
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S. Carlo Village, Poschiavo5.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz Varuna Mountain, Poschiavo1 km SW
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Sasso Rosso Mountain, Lanzada1.4 km SW
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Lagh da Canton Lake, Poschiavo0.9 km E
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Lagh da Caralin Lake, Poschiavo1.1 km N
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Curnasel Mountain, Poschiavo1.5 km E
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Cima Val Fontana Mountain, Lanzada2.8 km SW
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Motta Rossa Mountain, Poschiavo2.3 km SE
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Mot da Sanza Mountain, Poschiavo2.7 km E
Sources & licences
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