- Elevation
- 2,219 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport86 km
- LUG Lugano Airport96 km
About Lej Pitschen
Lej Pitschen is a lake. Location: Pontresina, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,219 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Lej Nair and Lej d'Arlas.
Climate of Lej Pitschen
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- 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) | -4° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -9° | -6° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -7° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 40 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 59 | 52 |
How to get to Lej Pitschen
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 142 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 86 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 96 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 102 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 142 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 153 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 155 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 204 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 220 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lej Pitschen
Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 5,231 natural sites, 548 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km598 places
- Chaviolas Island 20 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 16 kmW
- Lake Sils Lake 21 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,810 places
- Lajets Lake 33 kmW
- Lake Davos Lake 46 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 50 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 47 kmNW
60–100 km3,473 places
- Spadalone Mountain 63 kmSE
- Walensee Lake 100 kmNW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 99 kmW
- Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ospizio Bernina Village, Poschiavo1.6 km SE
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Berninahäuser Village, Pontresina3.9 km NW
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Poschiavo Municipality, Region Bernina8.6 km SE
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La Rösa Village, Poschiavo5.2 km E -
Alp Grüm Village, Poschiavo5.3 km SE -
Morteratsch Village, Pontresina6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lej Nair Lake, Pontresina0.4 km SE
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Lej d'Arlas Lake, Pontresina1.5 km SW
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Piz Lagalb Mountain, Pontresina2.1 km NE
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Lago Bianco Lake, Switzerland1.7 km SE
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Lagh da la Cruseta Lake, Poschiavo1.8 km SE
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Sass Queder Mountain, Pontresina2.6 km W
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Motta Bianca Mountain, Poschiavo2.3 km E
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Lej da Diavolezza Lake, Pontresina2.4 km W
Sources & licences
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