How warm is it in Lugano in January?

Daytime highs averaged 4.2 °C, night-time lows -3.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 12.8 °C (1 Jan 2022), the lowest -12.8 °C (8 Jan 2021).

How often does it rain in Lugano in January?

On average there were 9.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 51.4 mm of precipitation in total.

🇨🇭 Weather in Lugano in January

This is what the weather in Lugano (Ticino, Switzerland) was like in January in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

4.2 °C

1.8 °C – 6.6 °C

Avg. night-time low

-3.0 °C

-5.6 °C – -1.1 °C

Avg. rain days in period

9.7

31 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

51.4 mm

12.7 mm – 118 mm

Avg. cloud cover

72 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

No sea nearby – no sea temperature.

Extremes: Highest temperature 12.8 °C (1 Jan 2022) · Lowest temperature -12.8 °C (8 Jan 2021) · Avg. daily peak wind 12 km/h

Weather mix of all days

1Sunny
136Partly cloudy
76Cloudy
69Light rain
28Rain

Summary

On average 4.2 °C during the day and -3.0 °C at night.
On average 9.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 51.4 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
Warmest year: 2022 (avg. 6.6 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 1.8 °C).
Wettest year: 2021 (118 mm), driest: 2022 (12.7 mm).
Extremes: 12.8 °C on 1 Jan 2022 and -12.8 °C on 8 Jan 2021.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2026
Avg. max3.2°Avg. min-3.4°
Rain days
12 Rain days
Precipitation
56.3 mm
Avg. cloud cover
77 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 6.7 °C · Min -11.5 °C
2025
Avg. max3.9°Avg. min-2.2°
Rain days
16 Rain days
Precipitation
112 mm
Avg. cloud cover
78 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 7.4 °C · Min -9.3 °C
2024
Avg. max5.4°Avg. min-1.5°
Rain days
7 Rain days
Precipitation
49.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
75 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 11.2 °C · Min -9.9 °C
2023
Avg. max4.8°Avg. min-2.1°
Rain days
6 Rain days
Precipitation
25.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
78 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 11.6 °C · Min -8.0 °C
2022
Avg. max6.6°Avg. min-2.0°
Rain days
3 Rain days
Precipitation
12.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
56 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 12.8 °C · Min -6.1 °C
2021
Avg. max1.8°Avg. min-5.5°
Rain days
18 Rain days
Precipitation
118 mm
Avg. cloud cover
80 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 6.6 °C · Min -12.8 °C
2020
Avg. max6.1°Avg. min-1.4°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
13.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 10.9 °C · Min -6.5 °C
2019
Avg. max3.2°Avg. min-4.6°
Rain days
8 Rain days
Precipitation
23.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
68 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 7.0 °C · Min -8.8 °C
2018
Avg. max4.3°Avg. min-1.1°
Rain days
17 Rain days
Precipitation
90.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
80 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 7.3 °C · Min -6.2 °C
2017
Avg. max2.2°Avg. min-5.6°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
13.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
65 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 6.0 °C · Min -10.4 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Lugano in January?: Daytime highs averaged 4.2 °C, night-time lows -3.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 12.8 °C (1 Jan 2022), the lowest -12.8 °C (8 Jan 2021).
How often does it rain in Lugano in January?: On average there were 9.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 51.4 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)
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