Il vaporetto (Relitto di Milano), Switzerland
Also within 20 km of Mendrisio
- Lago di Lugano-Lido di Riva S. Vitale Dive site · 4.1 km from Mendrisio
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry
About Il vaporetto (Relitto di Milano)
A wreck dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 9 m. It suits Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mendrisio. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.
- Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
- What it is Wreck.
- How deep Down to 9 m.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away.
Facts: verified.
Dive centres nearby
Sub e Sci 17 km
Sporting Club 63 25 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.
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From Chicago: about 14 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.
Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 48 points out of 80 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (24 points) and the rain (8); gusts of 30 kn or more still score it nothing.
No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.
Best on Mon 19: Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind 1 kn gusting 6.
The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | 4 kn | 17kn | 2.2 mm |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 0 mm |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 4.6 mm |
| Wed 21Oct | 72, good | 3 kn | 18kn | 32.2 mm |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | 5 kn | 25kn | 0 mm |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 13kn | 1.8 mm |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | 6 kn | 26kn | 0 mm |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 9kn | 0.9 mm |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | 3 kn | 15kn | 0 mm |
| Tue 27Oct | 80, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 0 mm |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Fresh water (a lake, river or quarry): no sea, so scored on wind and rain only. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); rain is over the daylight readings, in mm. Water has no reading: no sea temperature is read for a lake. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.
The season
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan7of 7
- Feb7of 7
- Mar7of 7
- Apr7of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug7of 7
- Sep7of 7
- Oct7of 7
- Nov7of 7
- Dec7of 7
Typical, not a forecast: the mean wind of each day (a lake has no sea), with no gusts or rain in the history.
Rough cost
About £1,235–£2,315 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.
- Flights £440–£915
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £60–£105
- Stay £360–£600
- Food £340–£630
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