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Lej Ovis-chel

Located in Silvaplana, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°27′53″ N 9°48′33″ E

Map showing the location of Lej Ovis-chel Lej Ovis-chel
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,807 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Silvaplana
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport86 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport89 km

About Lej Ovis-chel

Lej Ovis-chel is a lake. Location: Silvaplana, Region Maloja. Elevation: 1,807 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Lej da Champfèr and Crap Nair.

Climate of Lej Ovis-chel

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
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).

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Climate of Lej Ovis-chel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°2°4°9°12°15°15°12°8°3°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-6°-3°1°4°7°7°4°1°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)695371808810510811099918069

How to get to Lej Ovis-chel

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 86 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (89 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 139 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsouthwest
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 89 kmsouth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 115 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 139 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 150 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 188 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 209 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lej Ovis-chel

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 6,076 natural sites, 692 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km733 places

  • Chaviolas Island 7 kmSW
  • Lajets Lake 17 kmW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 2 kmSW
  • Lake Sils Lake 8 kmSW

25–60 km1,951 places

  • Lago di Poschiavo Lake 29 kmSE
  • Lake Davos Lake 40 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 57 kmNW
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 44 kmN

60–100 km4,207 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 79 kmSE
  • Lago Nero Lake 98 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 91 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 90 kmSW

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