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Lugano in May
ok · worth considering
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- AprALugano in April: sweet spot
- MayMLugano in May: ok
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The numbers
| Daily high | 20°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 12°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 21°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 12 · 199 mm |
| Humidity | 75% |
| Sunshine | 10.2 h/day |
| Daylight | 15.0 h/day |
| Crowds | 71 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. 12 rainy days, as the weather station at Lugano (0 km away) counts them: its May average over 10 years, 2017–2026 (WMO 06770). A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain.
Weather read at the centre: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Public holidays in May
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Lugano in pictures
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JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to pack
- Warm layers for the evenings, which drop to about 12°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 12 rainy days and 199 mm.
- Sun protection: about 10 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 75%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
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