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Lej Grand

Located in Pontresina, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°27′22″ N 10°02′33″ E

Map showing the location of Lej Grand Lej Grand
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,657 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Madulain
5.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport91 km
BZO Bolzano Airport99 km

About Lej Grand

Lej Grand is a lake. Location: Pontresina, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,657 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Muot dals Lejs and Piz dals Lejs.

Climate of Lej Grand

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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).

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Climate of Lej Grand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-12°-9°-4°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)514052576782868574665952

How to get to Lej Grand

The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 137 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 91 kmsouth
  • Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 99 kmeast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 137 kmnortheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 152 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 154 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 206 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 216 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lej Grand

Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 5,329 natural sites, 561 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km587 places

  • Chaviolas Island 23 kmW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 19 kmW
  • Lake Sils Lake 24 kmW
  • Lago di Poschiavo Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km1,892 places

  • Lajets Lake 35 kmW
  • Lägh da Cavloc Lake 27 kmW
  • Lake Davos Lake 43 kmN
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 47 kmN

60–100 km3,512 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 63 kmSE
  • Walensee Lake 98 kmNW
  • Lake Lugano Lake 98 kmSW
  • Laghetto Lake 96 kmW

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