Weather
Locarno has an average of 100.7 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1,668 mm (65.7 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is May during which time Locarno receives an average of 194 mm (7.6 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.6 days. The driest month of the year is December with an average of 61 mm (2.4 in) of precipitation over 5.5 days.
| Climate data for Locarno/Monti | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11 (52) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12 (54) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16 (61) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9 (48) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.87) |
72 (2.83) |
104 (4.09) |
164 (6.46) |
194 (7.64) |
167 (6.57) |
165 (6.5) |
185 (7.28) |
191 (7.52) |
158 (6.22) |
135 (5.31) |
61 (2.4) |
1,668 (65.67) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 100.7 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz | |||||||||||||
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