Italy in May: where is it warmest?
In May, Catania is the warmest place with 24 °C by day, Cortina d’Ampezzo the coolest with 15 °C. 63 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in May, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catania | 98 | 24° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Lecce | 96 | 24° | – | 9 h | 6 |
| Ferrara | 83 | 24° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Brindisi | 71 | 24° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Palermo, Sicily | 96 | 23° | 19° | 10 h | 6 |
| Taranto | 95 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Rome | 92 | 23° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| Matera | 88 | 23° | – | 8 h | 9 |
| Bologna | 85 | 23° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Modena | 85 | 23° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Parma | 82 | 23° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Pavia | 82 | 23° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Mantua | 81 | 23° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Cremona | 80 | 23° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Syracuse | 69 | 23° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Otranto | 66 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Cagliari, Sardinia | 65 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Agrigento | 65 | 23° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Monopoli | 62 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Ostuni | 60 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 7 |
| Bari | 94 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 7 |
| Corleone | 93 | 22° | – | 10 h | 7 |
| Naples | 92 | 22° | 19° | 9 h | 7 |
| Alberobello | 92 | 22° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| Ravenna | 86 | 22° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Florence | 84 | 22° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Prato | 84 | 22° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Frosinone | 83 | 22° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Sirmione, Lake Garda | 81 | 22° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Verona | 81 | 22° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Padua | 79 | 22° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Vicenza | 79 | 22° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Milan | 78 | 22° | – | 8 h | 13 |
| Cefalù | 58 | 22° | 19° | 10 h | 7 |
| Alghero, Sardinia | 56 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 7 |
| Castellammare di Stabia | 55 | 22° | 19° | 8 h | 8 |
| Amalfi | 54 | 22° | 19° | 8 h | 8 |
| Olbia, Sardinia | 54 | 22° | 17° | 10 h | 5 |
| Positano | 54 | 22° | 19° | 8 h | 8 |
| Rimini | 53 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 9 |
| Pescara | 53 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 9 |
| Sorrento | 51 | 22° | 19° | 8 h | 9 |
| Messina | 91 | 21° | 19° | 9 h | 8 |
| Reggio Calabria | 91 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 8 |
| Pisa | 88 | 21° | – | 8 h | 9 |
| Livorno | 88 | 21° | 18° | 8 h | 9 |
| Siena | 82 | 21° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| San Gimignano | 82 | 21° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Assisi | 82 | 21° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Venice | 80 | 21° | 19° | 8 h | 11 |
| Palmanova | 80 | 21° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Treviso | 80 | 21° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Monza | 78 | 21° | – | 8 h | 13 |
| Bergamo | 75 | 21° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Brescia | 75 | 21° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Como, Lake Como | 72 | 21° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Bassano del Grappa | 70 | 21° | – | 7 h | 15 |
| Bolzano | 68 | 21° | – | 6 h | 15 |
| Merano, South Tyrol | 67 | 21° | – | 6 h | 15 |
| Riva del Garda, Lake Garda | 64 | 21° | – | 6 h | 17 |
| Trento | 62 | 21° | – | 6 h | 17 |
| Tropea, Calabria | 55 | 21° | 19° | 9 h | 8 |
| Gallipoli | 55 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Ischia | 54 | 21° | 19° | 9 h | 7 |
| Polignano a Mare, Apulia | 53 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Salerno | 52 | 21° | 19° | 8 h | 8 |
| Civitavecchia | 51 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 7 |
| Lido di Ostia | 50 | 21° | 19° | 9 h | 8 |
| Capri | 49 | 21° | 19° | 8 h | 8 |
| Ancona | 49 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 9 |
| Chioggia | 48 | 21° | 19° | 9 h | 11 |
| Pesaro | 45 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 9 |
| Jesolo | 44 | 21° | 19° | 8 h | 11 |
| Caorle | 44 | 21° | 18° | 8 h | 11 |
| Burano | 43 | 21° | 19° | 8 h | 12 |
| Lucca | 83 | 20° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Perugia | 82 | 20° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Urbino | 80 | 20° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Trieste | 79 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 13 |
| Genoa | 79 | 20° | 18° | 7 h | 11 |
| Udine | 75 | 20° | – | 8 h | 14 |
| Gorizia | 75 | 20° | – | 8 h | 14 |
| Turin | 74 | 20° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Taormina, Sicily | 50 | 20° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Lampedusa | 48 | 20° | 19° | 10 h | 2 |
| Forte dei Marmi | 39 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 11 |
| Lignano Sabbiadoro | 38 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 11 |
| Savona | 36 | 20° | 18° | 7 h | 11 |
| Monterosso, Cinque Terre | 35 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 10 |
| Portofino | 35 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 10 |
| Aquileia | 35 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 11 |
| La Spezia | 35 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 10 |
| Grado | 30 | 20° | 18° | 7 h | 14 |
| Brixen | 64 | 19° | – | 6 h | 16 |
| Carrara | 32 | 19° | 18° | 8 h | 12 |
| Sanremo | 30 | 19° | 18° | 8 h | 13 |
| Imperia | 27 | 19° | 18° | 8 h | 13 |
| Bruneck | 60 | 17° | – | 6 h | 20 |
| Sterzing | 60 | 16° | – | 6 h | 18 |
| Cortina d’Ampezzo | 53 | 15° | – | 6 h | 25 |
Italy in May: quick answers
Italy in May: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in May are Catania (24 °C), Lecce (24 °C) and Ferrara (24 °C).
Italy in May: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Palermo, Sicily (19 °C), Syracuse (19 °C) and Naples (19 °C).
Italy in May: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Catania, Lecce and Palermo, Sicily.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences