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Lombardy · ItalySummit weather, forecast and climate

Monte Canto

710 m
Elevation710 mabove sea level
Prominence390 mindependent height
Isolation7.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul27°average high
45.72° N, 9.49° EElevation 710 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit710 m
  • Mid-mountain510 m
  • Valley · Pontida310 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Monte Canto in brief

Monte Canto rises to 710 m, Lombardy, Italy. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 390 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Pontida, 2.1 km to the NE at 310 m.

Facts

Elevation
710 m · 2,329 ft
Prominence
390 m
Region
Lombardy
Country
Italy
Coordinates
45.7222, 9.4872
Nearest airport
Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) · 18 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Monte Canto by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°7°-2°Jan8°-1°Feb12°2°Mar16°6°Apr20°10°May24°13°Jun27°15°Jul26°15°Aug21°12°Sep16°8°Oct11°3°Nov7°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Monte Canto by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high7°8°12°16°20°24°27°26°21°16°11°7°
Average low-2°-1°2°6°10°13°15°15°12°8°3°-1°
Precipitation49 mm42 mm69 mm108 mm145 mm109 mm101 mm106 mm134 mm128 mm106 mm73 mm
Cloud cover32%33%36%40%36%30%22%24%30%38%38%35%
Daylight9h 0410h 2311h 5113h 3114h 5515h 4115h 2214h 1012h 3511h 009h 318h 42
Month score444549556570656767522836

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,100 m1,250 m1,800 m2,350 m3,000 m3,600 m3,950 m3,900 m3,250 m2,550 m1,750 m1,150 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Monte Canto in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Italy
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Grignetta2,177 m–23 km N15°
Torrione Magnaghi Settentrionale2,078 m–23 km N16°
Torrione Magnaghi Meridionale2,040 m–23 km N16°
Monte Sodadura2,010 m110 m25 km N17°
Piramide Casati1,940 m–24 km N17°
Colle Valsecchi1,898 m–24 km N16°
Monte Resegone1,875 m727 m15 km N17°
Guglia Angelina1,853 m–23 km N16°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Pontida
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Pontida

Lombardy · 2.1 km NE
17°Oct high
12wet days
65score
Pontida
Villa d'Adda
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Villa d'Adda

Lombardy · 2.2 km SW
18°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Villa d'Adda
Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII
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Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII

Lombardy · 2.2 km SE
18°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII
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Piazza Caduti

Lombardy · 2.2 km SE
18°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Piazza Caduti
Around here

Pontida and around

Pontida
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Pontida

Lombardy · Italy
May · Sep–Octbest months
29°July high
310 maltitude
Pontida

Nature

Lago di Sartirana
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6.9 km W

Lago di Sartirana

Lake
Lago di Sartirana
Quisa
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7.6 km SE

Quisa

River
Quisa
Lago di Olginate
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9.9 km NW

Lago di Olginate

Lake · 198 m
Lago di Olginate

Mountains

Pizzo Redorta
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34 km N

Pizzo Redorta

3,038 m · Alpi Orobie Occidentali
Pizzo Redorta
Monte Pradella
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39 km NE

Monte Pradella

2,626 m
Monte Pradella
Pizzo Tre Signori
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30 km N

Pizzo Tre Signori

2,554 m · Alpi Orobie Occidentali
Pizzo Tre Signori

Heritage

Abbazia di Sant'Egidio
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1.7 km S

Abbazia di Sant'Egidio

Italian national heritage
Abbazia di Sant'Egidio
San Zenone Church, Cisano Bergamasco
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2.6 km W

San Zenone Church, Cisano Bergamasco

Italian national heritage
San Zenone Church, Cisano Bergamasco
Pontida Abbey
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0.6 km W

Pontida Abbey

Italian national heritage
Pontida Abbey

Museums

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0.6 km W

Museo del Monastero di San Giacomo

Art museum
Museo del Monastero di San Giacomo
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1.2 km W

Museo di storia naturale Don Bernardino Gavazzeni

Natural history museum
Museo di storia naturale Don Bernardino Gavazzeni
Accademia Carrara
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13 km E

Accademia Carrara

Pinacotheca · 1793
Accademia Carrara