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Ascona vs Wellington
Comparing Ascona change · Wellington change
Ascona and Wellington have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Ascona is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year, and Wellington the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Ascona and Wellington, in everyday terms.
Summers
Ascona has much hotter summers
Ascona: Warm
Wellington: Mild
Winters
Wellington has milder winters
Ascona: Chilly
Wellington: Chilly
Rain & snow
Ascona is wetter
Ascona: Very wet
Wellington: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Wellington is sunnier
Ascona: Often cloudy
Wellington: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Ascona and Wellington run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Ascona is the wetter — about 26 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Wellington has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 45 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Wellington | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | +25 | +23 | +12 | +2 | -9 | -20 | -26 | -24 | -13 | -2 | +11 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 45 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 77 |
| Wellington | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 56 |
| Difference | +25 | +23 | +12 | +2 | -9 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Wellington | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -13 | -2 | +11 | +22 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 34 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Wellington | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +11 | +1 | -9 | -19 | -25 | -23 | -13 | -3 | +7 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 34 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 61 |
| Wellington | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +11 | +1 | -9 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Wellington | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -13 | -3 | +7 | +18 |
Precipitation (in) Ascona runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| Wellington | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Difference | -0.6 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -3.2 | -3.1 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -2.2 | -3.8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Wellington | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Difference | -0.6 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| Wellington | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Difference | -3.1 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -2.2 | -3.8 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Ascona runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Difference | -8 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -17 | -8 | — | -1 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | -8 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -17 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Wellington | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +10 | +13 | +14 | +16 | +19 | +18 | +14 | +7 | +4 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +10 | +13 | +14 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Wellington | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +14 | +7 | +4 | +7 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Ascona trends → · Wellington trends →
Methodology & sources
Ascona
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Lugano, about 22 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Wellington
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Paraparaumu Aws, a weather station, about 46 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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