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Mountain

Pizzo Tambo

Located in Rheinwald, Region Viamala Coordinates: 46°29′49″ N 9°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Tambo Pizzo Tambo
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,279 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nufenen
5.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport62 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport98 km

About Pizzo Tambo

Pizzo Tambo is a mountain. Location: Rheinwald, Region Viamala. Elevation: 3,279 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Zoccone and Ghiacciaio del Tambo.

Climate of Pizzo Tambo

This month · November

A wet month

Day -7° · Night -14° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
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 Pizzo Tambo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-1°3°6°6°2°-2°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-17°-18°-15°-13°-8°-5°-3°-3°-5°-9°-14°-16°
Precipitation (mm)89689512814314914815015014111288

How to get to Pizzo Tambo

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 62 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 62 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 176 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 182 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pizzo Tambo

Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 6,950 natural sites, 854 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km616 places

  • Lajets Lake 24 kmE
  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 25 kmW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 21 kmW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 13 kmNE

25–60 km2,856 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 57 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 59 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 58 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,484 places

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

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