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Village

Vella

Located in Lumnezia, Region Surselva Coordinates: 46°43′05″ N 9°10′20″ E

Map showing the location of Vella Vella
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,253 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 Airport82 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport90 km

About Vella

Vella is a village. Location: Lumnezia, Region Surselva. Elevation: 1,253 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Lungnezertal and Hitzeggerkopf.

Climate of Vella

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (181 mm)
Driest month
February (84 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 Vella
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°17°19°19°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°5°8°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)9584102130147172181174157134123101

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Vella

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (95 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 86 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 82 kmsouth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 90 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 95 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 94 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 134 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 153 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 174 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Vella

Within 100 km: 272 historic and cultural sites, 7,342 natural sites, 1,017 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km622 places

  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 14 kmNE
  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 22 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 6 kmNW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km3,675 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 57 kmSW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 56 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 48 kmNW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km4,334 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 95 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 92 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 86 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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