Climate Table Lago Maggiore
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Temperature | 5° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 19° | 7° |
| Min. Temperature | -1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Sun Hours | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Water Temperature | 6° | 8° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 11° | 6° |
| Rain Days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Map view of Lago Maggiore
The climate year of Lago Maggiore
In the catchment area of Lago Maggiore, in German Langensee, the temperatures are higher than in the Po Valley. The large water surface of the lake has a balancing effect on temperature, so that in winter there is no snow and in summer the temperatures do not get too high. There are periods in summer when there is no precipitation for a long time and most of the rainfall occurs only due to heat storms. In the months from June to September the water temperature rises to about 24°C and is suitable for a refreshing swim. All the Upper Italian lakes were formed by the melting of glaciers from the Ice Age. With a length of about 64 km and a width of 10 km, Lake Maggiore is the second largest lake in Northern Italy.
General information about Lago Maggiore
Around Lake Maggiore, visitors will find many small towns worth visiting, such as the old town of Locarno, which was built in the 16th and 17th centuries and still has patrician houses and churches from those centuries. The center is the Piazza Grande, where the International Film Festival is held every year. The visitor can visit a castle complex from the 12th century, as well as the churches of San Francesco and San Antonia Abate and romantic narrow streets with cobblestones. In Lake Maggiore you can visit Isola Bella by boat, which attracts many tourists every year. The Baroque palazzo was originally built in honor of Mrs. Isabella D'Adda by her husband and is now a museum with works of art such as statues, paintings and stuccoes. Also worth seeing is the Villa Taranto Botanical Garden with 20,000 plants from many parts of the world.
Tourism Lake Maggiore
The mild winter on Lake Maggiore rarely brings snow and already in February the forsythia
and mimosa blossom, soon followed by camellias, magnolias and peach trees. In some places, sheltered from the wind, it is already possible to visit a street café in the midday sun, but at night it still gets very cold. From May to September the average temperature is more than 20°C and in summer maximum temperatures of 29°C can occur. In January it is the coldest with 5°C, and in the higher altitudes sub-zero temperatures can occur at night in winter. The mountains in the area are inviting for skiing, the hotels on Lake Maggiore are only 20 to 30 minutes drive away, and the ski tourist stays at mild temperatures on Lake Maggiore.