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Laj da Fops

Located in S-chanf, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°39′55″ N 9°58′22″ E

Map showing the location of Laj da Fops Laj da Fops
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,673 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sulsana
3.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport96 km
BZO Bolzano Airport106 km

About Laj da Fops

Laj da Fops is a lake. Location: S-chanf, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,673 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Piz Fourun and Piz da l'Hom.

Climate of Laj da Fops

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -11° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
July (113 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
Climate of Laj da Fops
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-12°-9°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-6°-11°-14°
Precipitation (mm)685568758510711311194837970

How to get to Laj da Fops

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 96 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 127 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 96 kmnorth
  • Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 106 kmeast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 127 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 193 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 195 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Laj da Fops

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 6,242 natural sites, 765 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km714 places

  • Lej Languard Lake 21 kmS
  • Hahnensee Lake 25 kmSW
  • Lake Davos Lake 20 kmNW
  • Lai Alv Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km2,533 places

  • Chaviolas Island 32 kmSW
  • Lajets Lake 35 kmSW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 27 kmSW
  • Lake Sils Lake 33 kmSW

60–100 km3,918 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 82 kmSE
  • Walensee Lake 78 kmNW
  • Wägitalersee Lake 93 kmNW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sulsana Village, S-chanf
    3.4 km SE
  • Scanfs Village, S-chanf
    5.9 km S
  • Zuoz Municipality, Region Maloja
    7.1 km S
  • Cinuos-Chel Village, S-chanf
    4.6 km SE
  • Zuoz Village, Zuoz
    7.1 km S
  • Cinuskel Village, S-chanf
    4.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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