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Mountain

Punta Margherita

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 46°02′31″ N 7°40′43″ E

Map showing the location of Punta Margherita Punta Margherita
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,903 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
5.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport93 km
TRN Turin Airport94 km

About Punta Margherita

Punta Margherita is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 3,903 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Ober Gabelhorn and Wellenkuppe.

Climate of Punta Margherita

This month · November

A cold month

Day -10° · Night -15° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 2°)
Coldest month
February (night -20°)
Wettest month
November (67 mm)
Driest month
July (52 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 Punta Margherita
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-6°-2°1°2°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Average low (°C)-19°-20°-19°-17°-12°-9°-6°-5°-8°-11°-15°-18°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Punta Margherita

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 93 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 96 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 93 kmsoutheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 94 kmsouth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 120 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 162 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 169 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    5.9 km SE
  • Stafel Village, Zermatt
    4.1 km S
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    8.2 km E
  • Blatten Village, Zermatt
    5.9 km SE
  • Ried Village, Zermatt
    6.6 km E
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    10 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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