- Population
- 2,147
- 2.1K
- Elevation
- 2,446 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 71
- listed under Pontresina
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport88 km
- LUG Lugano Airport94 km
About Pontresina
Pontresina is a municipality. Location: Region Maloja, Grisons. Population: 2,147. Elevation: 2,446 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Muot da la Pischa and Lej Languard.
Climate of Pontresina
This month · November
A cold month
Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- 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) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -10° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
How to get to Pontresina
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 143 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 88 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 105 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 143 kmnortheast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 149 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 151 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 200 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 218 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pontresina
Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 5,542 natural sites, 597 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km649 places
- Chaviolas Island 16 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 12 kmW
- Lake Sils Lake 17 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 20 kmSE
25–60 km1,830 places
- Lajets Lake 29 kmW
- Lake Davos Lake 43 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 47 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 42 kmNW
60–100 km3,762 places
- Spadalone Mountain 67 kmSE
- Walensee Lake 96 kmNW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 95 kmW
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 100 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Pontresina
71 placesMountains & nature10
- Rifugi dals Chamuotschs · Mountain
- Sagl dal Vadret Pers · Natural site
- Sass dal Pos · Mountain
- Sass Queder · Mountain
- S-chela dal Paradis · Mountain
- Vadret da la Fortezza · Natural site
- Vadret da la Fortezza · Natural site
- Vadret Pers · Natural site
- Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore · Natural site
- Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Puoz Ot · Lake
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Muot da la Pischa Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch4.2 km N
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Lej Languard Lake, Grisons3.8 km N
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Piz Mandra Mountain, Samedan4.4 km W
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Crasta Languard Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch4.8 km N
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Lej da Prüna Lake, La Punt-Chamues-ch4.3 km N
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Vadret da Morteratsch Natural site, Switzerland4.7 km SW
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Languard Pitschen Mountain, La Punt-Chamues-ch5 km N
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Crasta da Boval Mountain, Samedan5.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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