- Elevation
- 4,048 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport81 km
- LUG Lugano Airport88 km
About Piz Bernina
Piz Bernina is a mountain. Location: Pontresina, Region Maloja. Elevation: 4,048 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Bianco and Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore.
Photos of Piz Bernina
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Sassa d'Èntova Gaggi Luca 76 · CC BY 3.0 -
Pizzo Malenco Gaggi Luca 76 · CC BY 3.0 -
La Sella Günter Seggebäing · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Dschimels Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Piz Bernina
This month · November
A cold month
Day -12° · Night -18° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 0°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -23°)
- 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) | -15° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -7° | -3° | 0° | 0° | -3° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Average low (°C) | -22° | -23° | -20° | -18° | -13° | -10° | -7° | -7° | -10° | -13° | -18° | -21° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
How to get to Piz Bernina
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 150 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 81 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 88 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 109 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 150 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 151 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 154 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 199 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 221 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Bernina
Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 5,344 natural sites, 562 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km641 places
- Chaviolas Island 13 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 12 kmNW
- Lake Sils Lake 14 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 18 kmSE
25–60 km1,701 places
- Lajets Lake 27 kmNW
- Lake Davos Lake 49 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 53 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 46 kmNW
60–100 km3,666 places
- Spadalone Mountain 68 kmSE
- Isole di Brissago Island 95 kmW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 94 kmW
- San Pancrazio Island 95 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pontresina Village, Pontresina13 km N
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Sils im Engadin/Segl Municipality, Region Maloja11 km W
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Poschiavo Municipality, Region Bernina12 km E
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Morteratsch Village, Pontresina8 km N
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Silvaplana Municipality, Region Maloja12 km NW
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Berninahäuser Village, Pontresina8.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pizzo Bianco Mountain, Samedan0.3 km NW
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Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore Natural site, Pontresina0.4 km N
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Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore Natural site, Pontresina0.9 km SE
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Sass dal Pos Mountain, Pontresina1.2 km NE
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Piz Prievlus Mountain, Pontresina1.6 km N
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Piz Umur Mountain, Samedan1.6 km NW
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Piz Roseg Mountain, Samedan2.2 km SW
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Piz Morteratsch Mountain, Samedan2.3 km N
Sources & licences
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