Canton of Ticino · Switzerland
Lugano in April
In April, Lugano averages a daytime high of 11 °C and a night-time low of 3 °C, with about 108 mm of rain over the month. Lugano has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 11 °C
- Average low
- 3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 108 mm
- Daylight on 15 Apr
- 13 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 119
When to go
How April compares with the rest of the year in Lugano
April is the 7th warmest month in Lugano by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 21 °C and the lows from -3 °C to 13 °C. By day, April is 4 °C warmer than March, and May is 4 °C warmer than April.
April brings 108 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 117 mm (1400 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 April the sun is up for about 13 h 30 min, against 8 h 40 min at the shortest and 15 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -3 °C | 72 mm | |
| February | 3 °C | -3 °C | 61 mm | |
| March | 7 °C | 0 °C | 75 mm | |
| April | 11 °C | 3 °C | 108 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 7 °C | 166 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 10 °C | 157 mm | |
| July | 21 °C | 13 °C | 145 mm | |
| August | 20 °C | 12 °C | 161 mm | |
| September | 16 °C | 9 °C | 142 mm | |
| October | 12 °C | 6 °C | 130 mm | |
| November | 7 °C | 1 °C | 105 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | -2 °C | 80 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is April a good time to visit Lugano?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 11 °C is below 18 °C and about 108 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Lugano meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Lugano that are comfortable in April
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Lugano
This guide lists 119 places to stay in Lugano: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 118 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 6; 1–3 km, 22; 3–10 km, 16; 10 km or more, 75.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.