Lugano weather in January
Temperature, sea and sunshine in January: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in January
Poor
Best time to visit: April – October
What is the weather like in Lugano in January?
In January, Lugano is cold: daytime highs average 7 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (0 °C). Expect around 4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 68 mm. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Lugano.
January compared
How the weather changes from December to February. Tap a month to open it.
| DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | FebruaryFeb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 25 | 26 | 35 |
| Day | 7° | 7° | 9° |
| Night | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Sun | 4 h | 4 h | 5 h |
| Rain days | 7 | 8 | 7 |
More details for January
- Daylight
- 9 h 1 min08:02 – 17:03
- UV index
- 1 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or more
- Wind
- 8 km/haverage daily peak
- Cloud cover
- 58 %on average
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 2 days1 cm or more of fresh snow
- Time zone
- UTC+1Europe/Zurich
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %17 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %74 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in January
- Warm jacket
Lugano in January: quick answers
Is Lugano hot in January?
No. In January, Lugano is cold: daytime highs average 7 °C and nights drop to about 0 °C.
Does it rain much in Lugano in January?
Rain falls on about 8 days, adding up to 68 mm.
Lugano month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)