Municipality · Ticino
Locarno is a southern Swiss town and municipality in the district Locarno, located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps. It has a population of about 16,000 (proper), and about 56,000 for the agglomeration of the same name including Ascona besides other municipalities.
The vacancy rate is 1.53%, 14% below the cantonal average (1.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 90% (2026), 9% above the average of the canton's municipalities (82.9 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 12'528 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 12'063 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 35'200 (tax period 2022). Locarno has 16'463 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 12.9°C with 1'855 mm of rain. Warmest in July (22.3°C), coldest in January (3.9°C). Station: Locarno / Monti, 367 m.
Sunshine
2'228 h
Precipitation
1'855 mm
Locarno / Monti · 367 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Locarno / Monti has risen by +2.1°C between the first 30 observed years (1883–1912) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Locarno / Monti · 367 m.a.s.l. · 1883–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
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