- Elevation
- 3,899 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport81 km
- LUG Lugano Airport91 km
About Piz Palü
Piz Palü is a mountain. Location: Pontresina, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,899 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Piz Spinas and Altipiano di Fellaria.
Photos of Piz Palü
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Climate of Piz Palü
This month · November
A cold month
Day -11° · Night -17° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 1°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -22°)
- 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) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -11° | -13° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -22° | -19° | -17° | -12° | -9° | -7° | -6° | -9° | -12° | -17° | -20° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
How to get to Piz Palü
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 147 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 81 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 105 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 147 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 154 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 157 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 202 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 224 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Palü
Within 100 km: 100 historic and cultural sites, 5,174 natural sites, 537 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km587 places
- Chaviolas Island 17 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 15 kmNW
- Lake Sils Lake 18 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 14 kmSE
25–60 km1,711 places
- Lajets Lake 31 kmNW
- Lake Davos Lake 50 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 54 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 48 kmNW
60–100 km3,513 places
- Spadalone Mountain 64 kmSE
- Isole di Brissago Island 98 kmW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 98 kmW
- San Pancrazio Island 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Poschiavo Municipality, Region Bernina8.3 km E
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Alp Grüm Village, Poschiavo5.5 km E -
Poschiavo Village, Poschiavo9.7 km SE
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Berninahäuser Village, Pontresina7.4 km N
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Ospizio Bernina Village, Poschiavo6 km NE
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Pontresina Village, Pontresina14 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz Spinas Mountain, Pontresina0.6 km W
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Altipiano di Fellaria Natural site, Poschiavo0.9 km S
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Altipiano di Fellaria Natural site, Pontresina1.3 km W
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Piz Cambrena Mountain, Poschiavo1.6 km NE
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Fortezza Mountain, Pontresina1.6 km NW
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Vadret Pers Natural site, Pontresina1.9 km N
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Vadret da la Fortezza Natural site, Pontresina2 km NW
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Rifugi dals Chamuotschs Mountain, Pontresina2.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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