Lugano weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇭 Switzerland · small town · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Lugano is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with July and June close behind. Lugano averages about 2,055 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 99 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,055

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

73/100

Rain / year

1,208 mm

Snow / year

≈57 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

63k

Elevation

276 m

When is the best time to visit Lugano?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Lugano is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Lugano?

Lugano gets a moderate 2,055 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate September (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Switzerland for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,055 hours. The year's 1,208 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Milan Italy · 44 km · best in Jul · 2,241 h sun/yr
• Bergamo Italy · 72 km · best in Jul · 2,241 h sun/yr
• Turin Italy · 133 km · best in Jul · 2,205 h sun/yr
• Bern Switzerland · 148 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
• Zurich Switzerland · 164 km · best in Sep · 1,912 h sun/yr
• Verona Italy · 168 km · best in Jul · 2,224 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Brescia Italy · 127 km · 2,224 h sun/yr · best in Jul