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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 661 mm 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 661 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Wellington | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +7 | +1 | -5 | -11 | -14 | -13 | -7 | -1 | +6 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Wellington | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +7 | +1 | -5 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -7 | -1 | +6 | +12 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | — | -5 | -10 | -14 | -13 | -7 | -1 | +4 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | — | -5 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Wellington | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -7 | -1 | +4 | +10 |
Precipitation (mm) Ascona runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Wellington | 50 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 80 | 87 | 76 | 95 | 70 | 81 |
| Difference | -16 | +3 | -19 | -65 | -96 | -81 | -78 | -72 | -89 | -55 | -96 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 |
| Wellington | 50 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 91 |
| Difference | -16 | +3 | -19 | -65 | -96 | -81 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascona | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Wellington | 80 | 87 | 76 | 95 | 70 | 81 |
| Difference | -78 | -72 | -89 | -55 | -96 | +1 |
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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