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Natural site

Ghiacciaio del Tambo

Located in Mesocco, Region Moesa Coordinates: 46°29′43″ N 9°16′41″ E

Map showing the location of Ghiacciaio del Tambo Ghiacciaio del Tambo
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,914 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Montespluga
4.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport61 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport98 km

About Ghiacciaio del Tambo

Ghiacciaio del Tambo is a natural site. Location: Mesocco, Region Moesa. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Zoccone and Pizzo Tambo.

Climate of Ghiacciaio del Tambo

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -12° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 Ghiacciaio del Tambo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°1°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)89689512814314914815015014111288

How to get to Ghiacciaio del Tambo

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (98 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 112 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 61 kmsouthwest
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 98 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 105 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 120 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 149 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 175 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 183 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ghiacciaio del Tambo

Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 6,953 natural sites, 854 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km617 places

  • Lajets Lake 24 kmE
  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 24 kmW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 21 kmW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 13 kmNE

25–60 km2,869 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 57 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 58 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 58 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km4,473 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 99 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 89 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 89 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 90 kmNW

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