Lake Como vs Lake Silvaplana

Lake Como is the warmer swim right now at about 19.8°C. They are roughly 66 km apart in Italy and Switzerland.

Lake Como

Lombardy

19.8°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
19.8°C
Warmest month
August · 24.0°C
Coldest month
7.0°C
Swim season
June–October

Deep Y-shaped Alpine lake with swim lidos at Menaggio, Lecco and Bellagio.

Lake Silvaplana

Graubunden

11.8°C

cool · modelled estimate

October average
11.8°C
Warmest month
August · 15.0°C
Coldest month
2.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Lake Silvaplana in Graubunden, Switzerland stays cold all year; expect a wetsuit or a very quick dip, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Como8.1°C7.0°C8.1°C11.3°C15.5°C19.8°C22.9°C24.0°C22.9°C19.8°C15.5°C11.3°C
Lake Silvaplana2.9°C2.0°C2.9°C5.3°C8.5°C11.8°C14.1°C15.0°C14.1°C11.8°C8.5°C5.3°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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