Weather in Lugano in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Lugano;
Average weather
Average temperature in Lugano in January
Going from a maximum of +13°C during the day to a minimum of -3°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +11°C.
Is Lugano warm or cold in January?
Lugano is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +7°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from 0°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Lugano, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Lugano in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +7°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -16°C | -15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +23°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 48 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 74% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +7°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 68 mm to 48 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 6 to 8.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Lugano is gradually increasing during January, going from 0 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Lugano.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Lugano?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lugano in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+15°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 806 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 3105 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lugano, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.