Bernina Pass

Bernina Pass

View from the top of the pass in the direction of Pontresina, Switzerland
Elevation 2,328 m (7,638 ft)
Traversed by Road, rail (2253 m.)
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E / 46.412400°N 10.02850°E / 46.412400; 10.02850Coordinates: 46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E / 46.412400°N 10.02850°E / 46.412400; 10.02850
Bernina Pass

Location in Switzerland

The Bernina Pass (el. 2328 m.) (Italian: Passo del Bernina) is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons) in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina. The pass lies a few kilometres east of Piz Bernina. A lower pass is located west of the Bernina Pass, at 2,253 metres.

The Bernina Pass is crossed by road and rail, with a popular tourist train, the Bernina Express operating year-round between Chur and Tirano. The train crosses the lowest pass at 2,253 metres (at Ospizio Bernina) - it is the highest adhesion railway route in Europe.

Lago Bianco, Lej Nair and Lej Pitschen are located on the pass.

Profile of the Bernina pass road from Samedan to Poschiavo

Climate

Climate data for Passo del Bernina (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 1.5
(34.7)		 7.0
(44.6)		 11.1
(52)		 14.0
(57.2)		 13.4
(56.1)		 9.4
(48.9)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 4.2
(39.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.2
(19)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 2.7
(36.9)		 6.4
(43.5)		 9.2
(48.6)		 8.9
(48)		 5.2
(41.4)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 0.2
(32.4)
Average low °C (°F) −10.8
(12.6)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 2.8
(37)		 5.6
(42.1)		 5.4
(41.7)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −3.1
(26.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 109
(4.29)		 83
(3.27)		 110
(4.33)		 165
(6.5)		 175
(6.89)		 160
(6.3)		 146
(5.75)		 149
(5.87)		 152
(5.98)		 178
(7.01)		 187
(7.36)		 125
(4.92)		 1,738
(68.43)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 107.4
(42.28)		 86
(33.9)		 105.4
(41.5)		 146.1
(57.52)		 49.1
(19.33)		 9.6
(3.78)		 2.1
(0.83)		 2.1
(0.83)		 9.7
(3.82)		 46.3
(18.23)		 114
(44.9)		 113.9
(44.84)		 791.7
(311.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.6 6.9 7.9 10.6 13.1 11.5 11.4 12.0 9.3 10.5 9.5 8.5 118.8
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 8 7.9 8.9 11 5.3 1.6 0.3 0.4 1.8 5.2 9.2 8.5 68.1
Average relative humidity (%) 63 65 67 72 72 69 67 70 71 70 68 66 68
Source: MeteoSwiss [1]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Retrieved 5 January 2016. The weather station elevation is 2307 meters above sea level.

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