Lugano climate — normals and trends
Lugano (Switzerland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,611 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lugano averages 76 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Lugano has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -17.7 °C (on 21 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LuganoCanton Ticino
- coords
- 46.01°, 8.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,611mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
99.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.8 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
135 mm
5 September 1984
Windiest day
23.9 km/h
12 March 2006
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
3 October 2020
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
4 February 2012
Snowiest day
34.7 cm
14 March 1980
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 131 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 47 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 125 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 185 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 200 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 153 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 256 mm | +107 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 264 mm | +85 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 262 mm | +100 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | -110 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 73 mm | -71 mm |
| Dec | 8.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 50 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lugano?
Lugano has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lugano?
The hottest day measured in Lugano between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lugano?
The coldest day measured in Lugano between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lugano?
Yes. Lugano gets on average 99.3 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Lugano warmed?
Yes: Lugano warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lugano?
The wettest day measured in Lugano between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1984, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lugano?
The windiest day measured in Lugano between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2006, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lugano?
The warmest month in Lugano is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lugano?
Lugano receives on average 1,611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lugano?
Lugano gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lugano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lugano between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1980, with 34.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lugano?
Yes: Lugano has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lugano?
In Lugano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 4 February 2012.
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