Mountain in Switzerland
Cimetta is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, it is located above Locarno and Lake Maggiore.
The Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular links Locarno city centre with Orselina. From there a cable car connects to Cardada, from which a chair lift runs to the summit.
Climate
| Climate data for Cimetta, elevation 1,661 m (5,449 ft), (1991–2020)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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1.5
(34.7)
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1.5
(34.7)
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4.2
(39.6)
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7.5
(45.5)
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12.3
(54.1)
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16.0
(60.8)
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18.3
(64.9)
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18.1
(64.6)
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13.9
(57.0)
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9.8
(49.6)
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4.9
(40.8)
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2.2
(36.0)
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9.2
(48.6)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−1.1
(30.0)
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−1.3
(29.7)
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0.9
(33.6)
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3.7
(38.7)
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7.9
(46.2)
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11.8
(53.2)
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14.0
(57.2)
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13.9
(57.0)
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9.9
(49.8)
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6.3
(43.3)
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2.1
(35.8)
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−0.4
(31.3)
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5.6
(42.1)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.6
(25.5)
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−3.7
(25.3)
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−1.5
(29.3)
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1.1
(34.0)
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5.2
(41.4)
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9.1
(48.4)
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11.2
(52.2)
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11.3
(52.3)
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7.6
(45.7)
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4.1
(39.4)
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0.0
(32.0)
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−2.7
(27.1)
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3.2
(37.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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48.6
(1.91)
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50.0
(1.97)
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72.7
(2.86)
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131.7
(5.19)
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179.4
(7.06)
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178.1
(7.01)
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147.4
(5.80)
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193.5
(7.62)
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188.9
(7.44)
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196.3
(7.73)
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159.3
(6.27)
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63.5
(2.50)
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1,609.4
(63.36)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
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5.6
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5.2
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6.6
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10.2
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12.4
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10.6
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9.8
|
10.9
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9.3
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10.1
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10.2
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7.0
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107.9
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
58
|
59
|
63
|
69
|
72
|
73
|
72
|
74
|
77
|
74
|
67
|
59
|
68
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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160.1
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168.2
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206.4
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187.7
|
200.7
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228.0
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258.1
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235.6
|
181.9
|
156.3
|
130.8
|
142.0
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2,255.8
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| Percent possible sunshine
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61
|
61
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58
|
48
|
46
|
52
|
58
|
57
|
51
|
49
|
50
|
57
|
54
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| Source 1: NOAA[2]
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| Source 2: MeteoSwiss[3]
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See also
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