Tiefencastel

Why visit

Visit Tiefencastel when the Swiss route itself is the point. It sits in the Albula landscape, where rail lines, valleys, passes, and small villages make the movement part of the trip. Use it as a stop or base for Graubunden travel, especially when the day is built around trains and mountain connections.

When to avoid

Do not visit Tiefencastel expecting a polished resort town. It is a practical village in a dramatic transport landscape. If the route does not need this exact valley or rail connection, a larger base nearby may be easier.

Plan Tiefencastel

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Tiefencastel

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Overcast

26° / 18°

UV High

Wed

Overcast

27° / 17°

UV High

Thu

Thunderstorm

18° / 13°

9.3 mm

UV High

Fri

Fog

20° / 12°

1.6 mm

UV High

Sat

Partly cloudy

23° / 13°

UV High

Sun

Fog

22° / 13°

1.2 mm

UV High

Mon

Showers

18° / 12°

0.9 mm

UV Moderate

Climate

Summer (Jun-Sep)

Typical highs around 14°C, lows around 5°C. Also the wettest months.

Winter (Dec-Mar)

Typical highs around -4°C, lows around -13°C.

In August 4

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Weather

16° / 6°

Typical high / low

5 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

14.3h

06:18 – 20:34local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest LUG · 89 km

Getting around Tiefencastel

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

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About Tiefencastel

Tiefencastel is a village and a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.

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References4

The links below support the changing or licensed reference material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually.

City background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Structured fields are cross-checked against the related references. Related: Wikidata, IANA Time Zone Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weather and climate. Seven-day forecast and long-term monthly climate for the city coordinates.