- Elevation
- 3,917 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport80 km
- LUG Lugano Airport85 km
About Schneekuppe
Schneekuppe is a mountain. Location: Samedan, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,917 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Piz Roseg and Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore.
Photos of Schneekuppe
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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 Schneekuppe
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° | -20° | -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 Schneekuppe
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 150 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 80 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmsouthwest
- Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio Airport (VBS) Montichiari (BS) 111 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 150 kmnorthwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 152 kmnortheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 153 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 197 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 219 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schneekuppe
Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 5,394 natural sites, 564 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km664 places
- Chaviolas Island 11 kmNW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 11 kmNW
- Lake Sils Lake 12 kmNW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 19 kmSE
25–60 km1,660 places
- Lajets Lake 26 kmNW
- Lake Davos Lake 50 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 54 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 45 kmNW
60–100 km3,732 places
- Spadalone Mountain 70 kmE
- Isole di Brissago Island 92 kmW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 92 kmW
- San Pancrazio Island 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pontresina Municipality, Region Maloja9.4 km NE
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Sils im Engadin/Segl Municipality, Region Maloja9.2 km NW
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Sils-Segl Maria Village, Sils im Engadin/Segl11 km NW
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Silvaplana Municipality, Region Maloja11 km NW
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Lanzada Municipality, Province of Sondrio12 km S
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Chiesa in Valmalenco Municipality, Province of Sondrio13 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz Roseg Mountain, Samedan0.3 km SE
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Vedretta da Scerscen Superiore Natural site, Samedan0.8 km S
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Dschimels Mountain, Lanzada2 km SW
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Piz Umur Mountain, Samedan1.6 km NE
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Vadret da la Sella Natural site, Samedan1.6 km W
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Piz Aguagliouls Mountain, Samedan1.9 km NW
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La Sella Mountain, Lanzada2.7 km SW
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Pizzo Bianco Mountain, Samedan2.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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