Sella group
The Sella group (German: Sellagruppe, Ladin: Mëisules or L Sela) is a plateau-shaped massif in the Dolomites mountains of northern Italy. The Sella lies north of the Marmolada and east of the Langkofel. The highest peak is Piz Boè at 3,151 m (10,338 ft) above sea level.
Climate
The plateau of the Sella Group is characterized by a tundra climate with average temperatures above 0 °C only during the summer months. Average data at the weather station on Piz Pisciadù at 2,985 m (9,793 ft) measured between 2004 and 2020 shows that the average temperature in summer lies around +3 °C and +5 °C, while in winter it ranges between -8 and -10 °C.
| Climate data for Piz Pisciadù (period: 2004–2020; altitude: 2,985 m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 6.5 (43.7) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) | −7.3 (18.9) | −5.1 (22.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | −5.9 (21.4) | 0.0 (32.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −10.2 (13.6) | −8.2 (17.2) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.5 (29.3) | 2.9 (37.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | −1.2 (29.8) | −5.0 (23.0) | −8.4 (16.9) | −2.8 (27.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −12.8 (9.0) | −10.9 (12.4) | −7.2 (19.0) | −4.1 (24.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.4 (36.3) | 2.6 (36.7) | −0.6 (30.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | −7.3 (18.9) | −10.9 (12.4) | −5.4 (22.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −24.5 (−12.1) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −13.8 (7.2) | −11.8 (10.8) | −6.4 (20.5) | −7.1 (19.2) | −11.3 (11.7) | −17.1 (1.2) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −26.2 (−15.2) | −28.0 (−18.4) |
| Source: Landeswetterdienst Südtirol[1] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Sella group from the Lasties Valley -
Sella group in the evening -
The Sella group seen from Sella Pass -
Pisciadùhütte (2587 m)
See also
References
- ^ "Wetterstation Piz Pisciadù". Monatswerte Temperaturen. Landeswetterdienst Südtirol. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sella group.
- 360-degree panorama of the Sella Group, Marmolada and Fedaia lake
- 360-degree panorama of the Sella Group from Cima Rocca
46°30′N 11°50′E / 46.500°N 11.833°E