- Elevation
- 2,899 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport96 km
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport101 km
About Piz Mez
Piz Mez is a mountain. Location: La Punt-Chamues-ch, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,899 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Piz Valletta and Piz da las Blais.
Climate of Piz Mez
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 79 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- July (113 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) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -14° | -11° | -6° | -3° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 85 | 107 | 113 | 111 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 70 |
How to get to Piz Mez
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 96 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (101 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 133 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 96 kmsouthwest
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 101 kmsouth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 104 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 133 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 134 kmnorthwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 141 kmnortheast
- Bern Population: 121.6K 188 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 203 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Mez
Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 6,288 natural sites, 736 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km735 places
- Chaviolas Island 19 kmSW
- Lajets Lake 22 kmSW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 14 kmS
- Lake Sils Lake 19 kmSW
25–60 km2,312 places
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 37 kmSE
- Lake Davos Lake 28 kmN
- Lag Prau Pulté Lake 52 kmNW
- Scheubsbach Lake 59 kmNW
60–100 km4,126 places
- Spadalone Mountain 82 kmSE
- Isole di Brissago Island 99 kmSW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 99 kmSW
- San Pancrazio Island 99 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Samedan Municipality, Region Maloja4.4 km S
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Bever Municipality, Region Maloja3.8 km SE
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Samedan Village, Samedan4.6 km SE
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Celerina/Schlarigna Municipality, Region Maloja7 km S
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Alp Alesch Village, La Punt-Chamues-ch4 km NE
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Celerina Village, Celerina/Schlarigna6.7 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz Valletta Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch0.8 km E
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Piz da las Blais Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch1.2 km W
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Crasta Mora Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch1.4 km E
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Albulasee Lake, La Punt-Chamues-ch1.3 km N
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Dschimels Mountain, Samedan2.1 km W
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Cho d'Valletta Mountain, Samedan2.5 km S
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Igl Compass Mountain, Bergün Filisur2.8 km NW
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Piz Üertsch Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch2.9 km N
Sources & licences
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