Canton of Ticino · Switzerland
Lugano in October
In October, Lugano averages a daytime high of 12 °C and a night-time low of 6 °C, with about 130 mm of rain over the month. Lugano has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 12 °C
- Average low
- 6 °C
- Rain in the month
- 130 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 10 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 119
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Lugano
October is the 6th 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, October is 4 °C cooler than September, and November is 5 °C cooler than October.
October brings 130 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 117 mm (1400 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 10 h 40 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 October a good time to visit Lugano?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 12 °C is below 18 °C and about 130 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.
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.