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Best time to visit Lake Como

Late Aug–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.1°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Lake Como
Photo: Krzysztof Golik (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Lake Como season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 12.8)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 19.4)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 20.4)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 27.8)Mid Feb: Okay (season score 50.9)Late Feb: Okay (season score 49.0)Early Mar: Okay (season score 52.7)Mid Mar: Great (season score 81.1)Late Mar: Great (season score 74.8)Early Apr: Great (season score 75.8)Mid Apr: Good (season score 70.9)Late Apr: Good (season score 70.7)Early May: Good (season score 65.7)Mid May: Good (season score 69.5)Late May: Great (season score 79.5)Early Jun: Great (season score 72.9)Mid Jun: Great (season score 79.2)Late Jun: Great (season score 82.1)Early Jul: Great (season score 79.9)Mid Jul: Great (season score 85.6)Late Jul: Great (season score 81.5)Early Aug: Great (season score 75.7)Mid Aug: Great (season score 79.7)Late Aug: Best (season score 86.6)Early Sep: Best (season score 87.2)Mid Sep: Great (season score 85.3)Late Sep: Great (season score 85.5)Early Oct: Great (season score 76.1)Mid Oct: Great (season score 85.0)Late Oct: Great (season score 73.1)Early Nov: Good (season score 65.5)Mid Nov: Good (season score 57.6)Late Nov: Fair (season score 40.0)Early Dec: Fair (season score 32.0)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 27.4)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 22.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season7.5°C1.859.6%
FebruaryFair9.5°C1.757.9%
MarchGood13.5°C2.156.2%
AprilGreat16.9°C3.161.9%
MayGreat21.0°C3.864.1%
JuneGreat25.6°C3.355.2%
JulyGreat27.5°C2.846.4%
AugustGreat26.9°C3.148.1%
SeptemberBest22.5°C2.954.7%
OctoberGreat17.5°C2.963.3%
NovemberOkay11.9°C3.164.9%
DecemberOff-season8.1°C1.961.5%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Lake Como?
Late Aug–Early Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.1°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Lake Como?
Early Jan is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 7.6°C, with 2.2 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Lake Como?
May, June, with about 3.8 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: LUGANO(23 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.