Ambrì

For the poem by Anwar Masood, see Ambri (poem).
Ambrì
Village

The airport and the village of Ambrì
Ambrì

Rodi in Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°30′40″N 8°42′2″E / 46.51111°N 8.70056°E / 46.51111; 8.70056Coordinates: 46°30′40″N 8°42′2″E / 46.51111°N 8.70056°E / 46.51111; 8.70056
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Ticino
District Leventina
Municipality Quinto
Elevation 1,003 m (3,291 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6775
Area code(s) (+41) 091
Licence plate TI

Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina, Canton of Ticino.

Geography

Ambrì is located in the Leventina Valley, upon the southwestern shore of Ticino river and below the Lepontine Alps, next to the neighboring village of Piotta. Other villages close to Ambrì are Rodi and Fiesso. It is 2 km far from Quinto, 7 from Airolo and 50 from Bellinzona.

Sports

The village hosts the professional ice hockey team HC Ambrì-Piotta, that plays in indoor sporting arena of "Valascia". Ambrì is also a popular are for hiking.

Transport

Ambrì also has its own airport, Ambrì Airport. The airport was a military one until 1994. Now it hosts events, flight school and more. But sometimes also domestic passenger flights.

Ambrì is served by the infrequently served Ambrì-Piotta station, on the Gotthard railway.

Weather

Climate data for Quinto/Piotta/Ambri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)
3.7
(38.7)
6.9
(44.4)
10.3
(50.5)
15.3
(59.5)
19.5
(67.1)
22.2
(72)
21.1
(70)
17.9
(64.2)
13
(55)
5.8
(42.4)
2.5
(36.5)
11.7
(53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−0.3
(31.5)
2.6
(36.7)
6.1
(43)
10.3
(50.5)
14
(57)
16.6
(61.9)
15.5
(59.9)
12.5
(54.5)
8
(46)
2.6
(36.7)
−0.4
(31.3)
7.2
(45)
Average low °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)
−3.8
(25.2)
−1.2
(29.8)
2.1
(35.8)
6
(43)
9.1
(48.4)
11.4
(52.5)
11
(52)
8.5
(47.3)
4.4
(39.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
−3.6
(25.5)
3.2
(37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 76
(2.99)
83
(3.27)
96
(3.78)
132
(5.2)
161
(6.34)
121
(4.76)
114
(4.49)
141
(5.55)
139
(5.47)
146
(5.75)
133
(5.24)
70
(2.76)
1,413
(55.63)
Average precipitation days 7.9 7.7 9.1 10 12.6 11 9.8 10.6 7.9 8.4 9.1 8.2 112.3
Source: MeteoSchweiz [1]

See also

References

  1. "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009.

External links

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