- Elevation
- 3,049 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport90 km
- LUG Lugano Airport100 km
About Piz Minor
Piz Minor is a mountain. Location: Pontresina, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,049 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Piz dals Lejs and Muot Arduond.
Climate of Piz Minor
This month · November
A cold month
Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- 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) | -9° | -9° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 0° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -15° | -11° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -8° | -13° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 40 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 59 | 52 |
How to get to Piz Minor
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 90 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 138 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 90 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 100 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 100 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 138 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 152 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 154 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 205 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 217 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Minor
Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 5,336 natural sites, 566 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km595 places
- Chaviolas Island 22 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 18 kmW
- Lake Sils Lake 23 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km1,874 places
- Lajets Lake 34 kmW
- Lägh da Cavloc Lake 26 kmW
- Lake Davos Lake 43 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 47 kmN
60–100 km3,531 places
- Spadalone Mountain 63 kmSE
- Walensee Lake 98 kmNW
- Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 99 kmSW
- Lake Lugano Lake 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Madulain Municipality, Region Maloja5.9 km NW
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Berninahäuser Village, Pontresina4.6 km W
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Ospizio Bernina Village, Poschiavo4.4 km S
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Pontresina Village, Pontresina11 km NW
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La Rösa Village, Poschiavo6.3 km SE -
Morteratsch Village, Pontresina6.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz dals Lejs Mountain, Pontresina0.8 km SE
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Muot Arduond Mountain, Pontresina0.8 km N
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Muot dals Lejs Mountain, Pontresina1.1 km NE
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Lej Grand Lake, Pontresina1.2 km NE
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Puoz Minor Lake, Pontresina1.5 km S
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Piz Lagalb Mountain, Pontresina2.2 km S
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Piz Alv Mountain, Pontresina2.3 km W
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Lej Minor Lake, Pontresina2 km S
Sources & licences
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