🇨🇭 Weather in Lugano in August
This is what the weather in Lugano (Ticino, Switzerland) was like in August in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
25.0 °C
23.1 °C – 27.5 °C
Avg. night-time low
16.8 °C
14.7 °C – 18.7 °C
Avg. rain days in period
15.3
49 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
141 mm
59.2 mm – 202 mm
Avg. sunshine per day
n/a
Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 33.6 °C (23 Aug 2023) · Lowest temperature 8.0 °C (7 Aug 2023) · Avg. daily peak wind 12 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 38Sunny
- 82Partly cloudy
- 23Cloudy
- 88Light rain
- 65Rain
Summary
- On average 25.0 °C during the day and 16.8 °C at night.
- On average 15.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 141 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2026 (avg. 27.5 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 23.1 °C).
- Wettest year: 2025 (202 mm), driest: 2024 (59.2 mm).
- Extremes: 33.6 °C on 23 Aug 2023 and 8.0 °C on 7 Aug 2023.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max27.5°Avg. min18.7°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 168 mm
- Avg. sunshine per day
- n/a
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 31.8 °C · Min 11.0 °C
2025
Avg. max24.2°Avg. min16.1°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 202 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 52 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 32.7 °C · Min 10.3 °C
2024
Avg. max25.8°Avg. min18.7°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 59.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 28.4 °C · Min 15.9 °C
2023
Avg. max25.5°Avg. min16.6°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 198 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 33.6 °C · Min 8.0 °C
2022
Avg. max26.0°Avg. min17.2°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 113 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 30.4 °C · Min 13.4 °C
2021
Avg. max23.1°Avg. min14.7°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 103 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 28.4 °C · Min 9.6 °C
2020
Avg. max24.2°Avg. min15.9°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 168 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 60 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 32.2 °C · Min 8.7 °C
2019
Avg. max24.2°Avg. min16.4°- Rain days
- 19 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 163 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 27.1 °C · Min 11.6 °C
2018
Avg. max24.7°Avg. min17.4°- Rain days
- 23 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 138 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 29.3 °C · Min 8.9 °C
2017
Avg. max25.2°Avg. min16.7°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 94.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 30.7 °C · Min 9.9 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Lugano in August?
- Daytime highs averaged 25.0 °C, night-time lows 16.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 33.6 °C (23 Aug 2023), the lowest 8.0 °C (7 Aug 2023).
- How often does it rain in Lugano in August?
- On average there were 15.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 141 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)