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{{Short description|Mountain in Switzerland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cimetta
| photo = Richtfunkantennen.jpg
| photo_caption = Radio relay tower on the top
| elevation_m = 1671
| elevation_ref = 
| prominence_m = 61
| prominence_ref = <ref>[[Swisstopo]] maps</ref>
| map = Switzerland
| location = [[Switzerland]]
| range = [[Lepontine Alps]]
| coordinates = {{coord|46|12|03|N|8|47|27.8|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates = 
| topo = 
| type = 
| age = 
| first_ascent = 
| easiest_route = [[Aerial tramway]]
}}

'''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 [[aerial lift|cable car]] connects to ''Cardada'', from which a [[chair lift]] runs to the summit.

==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Cimetta, elevation {{convert|1661|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 1.5
| Feb high C = 1.5
| Mar high C = 4.2
| Apr high C = 7.5
| May high C = 12.3
| Jun high C = 16.0
| Jul high C = 18.3
| Aug high C = 18.1
| Sep high C = 13.9
| Oct high C = 9.8
| Nov high C = 4.9
| Dec high C = 2.2
| year high C = 9.2
| Jan mean C = -1.1
| Feb mean C = -1.3
| Mar mean C = 0.9
| Apr mean C = 3.7
| May mean C = 7.9
| Jun mean C = 11.8
| Jul mean C = 14.0
| Aug mean C = 13.9
| Sep mean C = 9.9
| Oct mean C = 6.3
| Nov mean C = 2.1
| Dec mean C = -0.4
| year mean C = 5.6
| Jan low C = -3.6
| Feb low C = -3.7
| Mar low C = -1.5
| Apr low C = 1.1
| May low C = 5.2
| Jun low C = 9.1
| Jul low C = 11.2
| Aug low C = 11.3
| Sep low C = 7.6
| Oct low C = 4.1
| Nov low C = 0.0
| Dec low C = -2.7
| year low C = 3.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 48.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 50.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 72.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 131.7
|May precipitation mm = 179.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 178.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 147.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 193.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 188.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 196.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 159.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 63.5
|year precipitation mm = 1609.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 5.6
| Feb precipitation days = 5.2
| Mar precipitation days = 6.6
| Apr precipitation days = 10.2
| May precipitation days = 12.4
| Jun precipitation days = 10.6
| Jul precipitation days = 9.8
| Aug precipitation days = 10.9
| Sep precipitation days = 9.3
| Oct precipitation days = 10.1
| Nov precipitation days = 10.2
| Dec precipitation days = 7.0
| year precipitation days = 107.9
| Jan humidity = 58
| Feb humidity = 59
| Mar humidity = 63
| Apr humidity = 69
| May humidity = 72
| Jun humidity = 73
| Jul humidity = 72
| Aug humidity = 74
| Sep humidity = 77
| Oct humidity = 74
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 59
| year humidity = 68
|Jan sun = 160.1
|Feb sun = 168.2
|Mar sun = 206.4
|Apr sun = 187.7
|May sun = 200.7
|Jun sun = 228.0
|Jul sun = 258.1
|Aug sun = 235.6
|Sep sun = 181.9
|Oct sun = 156.3
|Nov sun = 130.8
|Dec sun = 142.0
|year sun = 2255.8
| Jan percentsun = 61
| Feb percentsun = 61
| Mar percentsun = 58
| Apr percentsun = 48
| May percentsun = 46
| Jun percentsun = 52
| Jul percentsun = 58
| Aug percentsun = 57
| Sep percentsun = 51
| Oct percentsun = 49
| Nov percentsun = 50
| Dec percentsun = 57
| year percentsun = 54
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA1>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241211065503/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/Cimetta_06759.csv
| archive-date = 11 December 2024
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/Cimetta_06759.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 11 December 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[MeteoSwiss]]<ref name=MeteoSwiss>{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/CIM/climsheet_CIM_np9120_e.pdf
| title = Climate Normals Cimetta (Reference period 1991−2020) 
| publisher = Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss 
| date = 13 January 2022 
| format = PDF 
| access-date = 13 January 2022}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==See also==
*[[List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.cardada.ch/ Cardada and Cimetta cable car]

[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of Ticino]]
[[Category:Cable cars in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Lepontine Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of Switzerland]]


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