- Elevation
- 2,975 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport90 km
- LUG Lugano Airport97 km
About Piz Alv
Piz Alv is a mountain. Location: Pontresina, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,975 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Cho dal Fain and Piz Minor.
Climate of Piz Alv
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 7° | 4° | 0° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -16° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
How to get to Piz Alv
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 90 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 140 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 90 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 97 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 102 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 140 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 150 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 152 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 203 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 217 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Alv
Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 5,439 natural sites, 580 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km617 places
- Chaviolas Island 20 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 16 kmW
- Lake Sils Lake 21 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km1,865 places
- Lajets Lake 32 kmW
- Lake Davos Lake 43 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 47 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 44 kmNW
60–100 km3,639 places
- Spadalone Mountain 65 kmSE
- Walensee Lake 97 kmNW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 98 kmW
- Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Berninahäuser Village, Pontresina2.4 km W
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Madulain Municipality, Region Maloja5.6 km N
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Morteratsch Village, Pontresina4.5 km W
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Pontresina Village, Pontresina9.1 km NW
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Ospizio Bernina Village, Poschiavo4.5 km S
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Poschiavo Municipality, Region Bernina12 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cho dal Fain Mountain, Pontresina2.2 km NW
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Piz Minor Mountain, Pontresina2.3 km E
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Piz dal Fain Mountain, Pontresina2.5 km N
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Muot Arduond Mountain, Pontresina2.5 km NE
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Piz Tschüffer Mountain, Pontresina2.6 km N
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Crasta d'Albris Mountain, Pontresina2.6 km NW
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Piz Lagalb Mountain, Pontresina2.7 km SE
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Piz Sagliaint Mountain, Pontresina2.9 km N
Sources & licences
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