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Village

Alpe di Cortas

Located in Mesocco, Region Moesa Coordinates: 46°24′00″ N 9°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Alpe di Cortas Alpe di Cortas
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,243 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport50 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport90 km

About Alpe di Cortas

Alpe di Cortas is a village. Location: Mesocco, Region Moesa. Elevation: 1,243 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Piz de Front and Om de Piotta.

Climate of Alpe di Cortas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
August (150 mm)
Driest month
February (68 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 Alpe di Cortas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°16°19°19°16°12°7°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)89689512814314914815015014111288

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Alpe di Cortas

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (90 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 119 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 50 kmsouthwest
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 90 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 129 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 179 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 192 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Alpe di Cortas

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 6,736 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km540 places

  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 15 kmW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 25 kmNE
  • Laghit de Agnon Lake 18 kmS
  • Zervreilasee Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km2,582 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 52 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 48 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 47 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km4,581 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 98 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 97 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 97 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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