Lugano weather in November

In November, Lugano sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 180 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Lugano's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
180 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:33 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Lugano is city in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.2 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
832/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Lugano reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3126
4116
5116
6116
7115
8115
9105
10105
11105
12105
13104
1494
1594
1694
1794
1893
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2572
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072

How November really feels in Lugano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lugano weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°667.25.48.90.0
Feb / -0°627.45.1100.7
Mar11° / 8793.311.62.7
Apr14° / 14212.71.413.33.9
May18° / 10°16214.70.114.75.3
Jun22° / 14°17013.8015.56.1
Jul24° / 16°14112.8015.26.7
Aug24° / 16°17413.50146.6
Sep19° / 13°17511.2012.36.0
Oct14° / 18011.40.410.74.1
Nov / 18011.12.79.21.8
Dec / 817.74.38.50.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164852
174951
185050
195050
205149
215149
225248
235248
245347
255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Lugano gets around 180 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2384
3394
4394
5405
6405
7405
8406
9406
10407
11397
12398
13388
14389
15379
163610
173610
183511
193511
203511
213412
223412
233413
243313
253313
263314
273214
283214
293114
303014

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:125:03
29.87:135:02
39.87:155:01
49.77:164:59
59.77:184:58
69.67:194:57
79.67:214:55
89.57:224:54
99.57:244:53
109.47:254:52
119.47:264:51
129.47:284:50
139.37:294:48
149.37:314:47
159.27:324:46
169.27:334:45
179.27:354:44
189.17:364:44
199.17:374:43
209.17:394:42
219.07:404:41
229.07:414:40
238.97:434:40
248.97:444:39
258.97:454:38
268.97:474:38
278.87:484:37
288.87:494:37
298.87:504:36
308.77:514:36

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.522.5151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Lugano?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lugano.

What to pack for Lugano in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Lugano sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lugano in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lugano peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lugano?

Lugano sits at 46.0°N, 9.0°E, 284 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Bellinzona, 21 km away.

BellinzonaLocarnoVareseComoMalnateErbaPallanza-Intra-SunaCantù

Topography around Lugano

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lugano.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugano has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m around an average of 400 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,007 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,905 m.

The land around Lugano is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (25%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
918 m
16 km
2,007 m
80 km
3,905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Bellinzona 21 km · Locarno 22 km · Varese 24 km · Como 24 km · Malnate 25 km · Erba 30 km · Pallanza-Intra-Suna 31 km · Cantù 33 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lugano (46.0101°, 8.96°, elevation 284 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).