Which municipality in canton Ticino is the sunniest?

Origlio is the sunniest municipality in canton Ticino, at 60.4% relative sunshine (2025).

What does relative sunshine duration mean?

The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The sunniest municipalities in canton Ticino (2025)

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Origlio is the sunniest municipality in canton Ticino: 60.4% of possible sunshine duration (2025). Next come Vernate (60.4%) and Bissone (60.4%). Source: MeteoSwiss, nearest station.

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Sunshine	Residents
1	Origlio	60.4%	1'529
2	Vernate	60.4%	631
3	Bissone	60.4%	955
4	Gravesano	60.4%	1'365
5	Tresa	60.4%	3'129
6	Lugano	60.4%	63'495
7	Caslano	60.4%	4'363
8	Pura	60.4%	1'358
9	Collina d'Oro	60.4%	4'893
10	Aranno	60.4%	350
11	Morcote	60.4%	707
12	Cadempino	60.4%	1'580
13	Savosa	60.4%	2'245
14	Cademario	60.4%	793
15	Ponte Capriasca	60.4%	1'926
16	Alto Malcantone	60.4%	1'386
17	Magliaso	60.4%	1'621
18	Arogno	60.4%	955
19	Grancia	60.4%	455
20	Neggio	60.4%	317
21	Paradiso	60.4%	4'832
22	Porza	60.4%	1'679
23	Manno	60.4%	1'340
24	Agno	60.4%	4'536
25	Lamone	60.4%	1'766
26	Bioggio	60.4%	2'791
27	Massagno	60.4%	6'676
28	Melide	60.4%	1'783
29	Sorengo	60.4%	2'139
30	Canobbio	60.4%	2'396
31	Cureglia	60.4%	1'489
32	Bedano	60.4%	1'496
33	Vezia	60.4%	2'045
34	Comano	60.4%	2'183
35	Muzzano	60.4%	800
36	Vico Morcote	60.4%	407
37	Cugnasco-Gerra	60%	2'862
38	Bellinzona	60%	44'743
39	Sant'Antonino	60%	2'646
40	Isone	60%	394
41	Lavertezzo	60%	1'238
42	Tesserete	60%	6'760
43	Mezzovico-Vira	60%	1'368
44	Monteceneri	60%	4'683
45	Torricella-Taverne	60%	3'089
46	Cadenazzo	60%	3'111
47	Brissago	59.9%	1'619
48	Ascona	59.9%	5'381
49	Gambarogno	59.9%	5'086
50	Centovalli	59.9%	1'098
51	Ronco sopra Ascona	59.9%	524
52	Losone	59.9%	6'766
53	Riviera	59.8%	4'262
54	Lumino	59.5%	1'614
55	Arbedo-Castione	59.5%	5'108
56	Onsernone	58%	663
57	Campo (Vallemaggia)	58%	49
58	Cerentino	58%	38
59	Cevio	58%	1'109
60	Maggia	58%	2'688
61	Linescio	58%	42
62	Bosco/Gurin	58%	53
63	Lavizzara	58%	487
64	Coldrerio	55.5%	2'856
65	Chiasso	55.5%	7'565
66	Balerna	55.5%	3'335
67	Stabio	55.5%	4'485
68	Novazzano	55.5%	2'344
69	Avegno Gordevio	54.8%	1'568
70	Locarno	54.8%	16'394
71	Brione sopra Minusio	54.8%	442
72	Mergoscia	54.8%	203
73	Muralto	54.8%	2'587
74	Terre di Pedemonte	54.8%	2'673
75	Minusio	54.8%	7'365
76	Orselina	54.8%	699
77	Tenero-Contra	54.8%	3'397
78	Verzasca	54.8%	786
79	Gordola	54.8%	4'814
80	Faido	54.3%	2'753
81	Blenio	54.3%	1'706
82	Acquarossa	54.3%	1'823
83	Airolo	52.8%	1'464
84	Dalpe	52.8%	181
85	Quinto	52.8%	943
86	Pollegio	52%	854
87	Serravalle	52%	2'066
88	Giornico	52%	795
89	Personico	52%	309
90	Biasca	52%	6'136
91	Bedretto	51.4%	101
92	Brusino Arsizio	48%	474
93	Castel San Pietro	48%	2'225
94	Riva San Vitale	48%	2'656
95	Val Mara	48%	3'001
96	Mendrisio	48%	15'068
97	Breggia	48%	1'936
98	Morbio Inferiore	48%	4'419
99	Vacallo	48%	3'463

How we measure this

MeteoSchweiz

Relative sunshine duration (actual as a share of astronomically possible sunshine) from the nearest MeteoSwiss station, at most 25 km away, averaged up to 2025. The relative figure is topography-fair because it accounts for shorter winter days.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Ticino is the sunniest?: Origlio is the sunniest municipality in canton Ticino, at 60.4% relative sunshine (2025).
What does relative sunshine duration mean?: The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.