- Elevation
- 2,637 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport80 km
- LUG Lugano Airport81 km
About Lej Alv
Lej Alv is a lake. Location: Sils im Engadin/Segl, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,637 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Lej Nair and Piz dal Lej Alv.
Photos of Lej Alv
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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 Lej Alv
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- August (110 mm)
- Driest month
- February (53 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) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -12° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 53 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 99 | 91 | 80 | 69 |
How to get to Lej Alv
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 145 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 80 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 81 kmsouthwest
- Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 113 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 145 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 149 kmnorthwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 155 kmnortheast
- Bern Population: 121.6K 191 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 214 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lej Alv
Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 5,626 natural sites, 613 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km703 places
- Chaviolas Island 6 kmNW
- Lajets Lake 20 kmNW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 7 kmN
- Lake Sils Lake 6 kmNW
25–60 km1,725 places
- Lake Davos Lake 48 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 52 kmN
- Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 60 kmW
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 41 kmN
60–100 km3,912 places
- Spadalone Mountain 76 kmE
- Lago Nero Lake 97 kmW
- Isole di Brissago Island 87 kmW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sils-Segl Maria Village, Sils im Engadin/Segl5.4 km NW
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Crasta Village, Sils im Engadin/Segl4.1 km NW
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Fex Village, Sils im Engadin/Segl4.2 km NW
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Silvaplana Municipality, Region Maloja7.9 km N
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Silvaplana Village, Silvaplana7.8 km N
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Segl Baselgia Village, Sils im Engadin/Segl6.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lej Nair Lake, Sils im Engadin/Segl0.3 km N
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Piz dal Lej Alv Mountain, Sils im Engadin/Segl0.9 km E
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Piz Chüern Mountain, Sils im Engadin/Segl1.2 km NW
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Crasta dal Lej Sgrischus Mountain, Sils im Engadin/Segl1.4 km NE
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Lej Sgrischus Lake, Sils im Engadin/Segl1.1 km N
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Vadret dal Chapütschin Natural site, Sils im Engadin/Segl1.6 km SE
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Il Chapütschin Mountain, Sils im Engadin/Segl2 km SE
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Chapütschin Pitschen Mountain, Sils im Engadin/Segl2.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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