Weather in Lugano in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lugano in April
Going from a maximum of +77°F during the day to a minimum of +36°F during the night, the temperature in April averages around +64°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +55°F to +64°F.
Is Lugano warm or cold in April?
Lugano is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +55°F to +61°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +37°F to +45°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Lugano:
Climate in Lugano in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +61°F | +68°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +21°F | +27°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +88°F | +88°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 95 mm | 165 mm | 201 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 67% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April typically has worse weather conditions compared to March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +55°F to +61°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 95 mm to 165 mm. Humidity rises from 65% to 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in March to 8 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Lugano is gradually decreasing during April, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Lugano?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Lugano in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+57°F) and the highest in 2007 (+73°F). The driest year was 1980 with only 7 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1986 with 635 mm.
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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, 2022.
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.