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Mountain

Pizzo Rosso

Located in Bregaglia, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°22′49″ N 9°27′48″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Rosso Pizzo Rosso
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,051 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Villa di Chiavenna
5.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport60 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport81 km

About Pizzo Rosso

Pizzo Rosso is a mountain. Location: Bregaglia, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,051 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Ghiacciaio del Pizzo Rosso and Pizzo di Lago.

Climate of Pizzo Rosso

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -13° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
Wettest month
August (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 Rosso
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-8°-13°-15°
Precipitation (mm)83648811312713713713913612710382

How to get to Pizzo Rosso

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 60 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (81 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 130 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 60 kmsouthwest
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 81 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 167 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 177 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 195 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Rosso

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 6,406 natural sites, 731 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km573 places

  • Chaviolas Island 22 kmE
  • Lajets Lake 16 kmNE
  • Lake Sils Lake 21 kmE
  • Lägh da Cavloc Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km2,037 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 58 kmW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 27 kmE
  • Lago di Poschiavo Lake 49 kmE
  • Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,636 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 71 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 63 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 62 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 63 kmSW

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