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When to go to Lugano
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Lugano has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to September.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to March.
- The warmest month is July (24°C) and the coolest January (3°C). The wettest is November (147 mm) and the driest January (51 mm); about 1,208 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCold
- AprCool
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctCool
- NovCold
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Lugano
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -5°C | 51 mm | 75% | 74% | 1.5 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | 4°C | -3°C | 59 mm | 74% | 74% | 2.5 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 9°C | 1°C | 70 mm | 72% | 73% | 3.6 | 27°C | Cold |
| April | 14°C | 5°C | 102 mm | 72% | 74% | 4.3 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 18°C | 9°C | 139 mm | 72% | 77% | 4.8 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 22°C | 14°C | 120 mm | 71% | 71% | 5.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 24°C | 16°C | 107 mm | 69% | 64% | 5.7 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 24°C | 16°C | 129 mm | 70% | 64% | 4.9 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 20°C | 11°C | 99 mm | 72% | 65% | 3.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 14°C | 7°C | 112 mm | 78% | 68% | 2.5 | 34°C | Cool |
| November | 8°C | 2°C | 147 mm | 79% | 73% | 1.5 | 29°C | Cold |
| December | 4°C | -3°C | 73 mm | 75% | 74% | 1.2 | 25°C | Cold |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
The model's grid cell sits about 516 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Milan63 kmGood for going: April to October
- Vaduz133 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Turin144 kmGood for going: May to September
- Zurich154 kmGood for going: May to September
- Bern156 kmGood for going: June to September
- Sankt Gallen160 kmGood for going: September
- Parma172 kmGood for going: April to June, September and October
- Genoa179 kmGood for going: May to October
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