- Elevation
- 2,494 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport86 km
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport86 km
About Lej da la Fuorcla
Lej da la Fuorcla is a lake. Location: Silvaplana, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,494 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Mandra da la Bes-cha and Munt Arlas.
Climate of Lej da la Fuorcla
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 0° | -4° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 53 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 99 | 91 | 80 | 69 |
How to get to Lej da la Fuorcla
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 86 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (86 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 142 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsouthwest
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 86 kmsouth
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 115 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 142 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 145 kmnorthwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 151 kmnortheast
- Bern Population: 121.6K 191 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 212 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lej da la Fuorcla
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 5,886 natural sites, 648 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km732 places
- Chaviolas Island 6 kmW
- Lajets Lake 19 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 3 kmNW
- Lake Sils Lake 8 kmW
25–60 km1,865 places
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 26 kmSE
- Lake Davos Lake 43 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 47 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 37 kmNW
60–100 km4,041 places
- Spadalone Mountain 76 kmSE
- Lago Nero Lake 99 kmW
- Isole di Brissago Island 91 kmW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 91 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Silvaplana Village, Silvaplana3.3 km NW
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Sils im Engadin/Segl Municipality, Region Maloja4.7 km SW
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Surlej Village, Silvaplana2.5 km NW
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Sils-Segl Maria Village, Sils im Engadin/Segl5 km W
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St. Moritz Municipality, Region Maloja5.8 km N
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Sankt Moritz-Bad Village, St. Moritz3.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mandra da la Bes-cha Mountain, Silvaplana1 km E
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Munt Arlas Mountain, Silvaplana1.3 km NE
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Chastelets Mountain, Silvaplana1.8 km SW
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Piz Surlej Mountain, Silvaplana2.1 km NE
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Curtinella Mountain, Sils im Engadin/Segl1.9 km SW
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Vadret dal Corvatsch Natural site, Samedan2.1 km S
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Crap Alv Mountain, Silvaplana2.7 km N
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Il Daint Mountain, Samedan2.5 km E
Sources & licences
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