Italy in May

May is one of Italy's best months (rank 2 of 12): its 36 destinations average 81/100, led by Catania at 95 — 25°C and 6 rainy days — while Cervinia is cooler at 8°C and scores 69.

#2 of 12 months for Italy · 36 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇮🇹 Italy, month by month

81/100 in May

Where in Italy in May

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Catania	City	25°C	40 mm · 6 days	95 tier S	Yes
2	Bari	City	24°C	62 mm · 9 days	93 tier S	Yes
3	Matera	City	22°C	66 mm · 12 days	93 tier S	Yes
4	Syracuse	City	24°C	21 mm · 4 days	93 tier S	Yes
5	Lecce	City	25°C	47 mm · 7 days	92 tier S	Yes
6	Rome	City	25°C	81 mm · 12 days	92 tier S	Yes
7	Florence	City	25°C	91 mm · 12 days	91 tier S	Yes
8	Naples	City	24°C	84 mm · 12 days	91 tier S	Yes
9	Bologna	City	24°C	121 mm · 12 days	89 tier A	Yes
10	Palermo	City	24°C	68 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
11	Pisa	City	24°C	99 mm · 13 days	89 tier A	Yes
12	Bolzano	City	25°C	126 mm · 17 days	88 tier A	Yes
13	Siena	City	21°C	92 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
14	Sirmione	City	22°C	131 mm · 17 days	87 tier A	Yes
15	Turin	City	22°C	132 mm · 16 days	87 tier A	Yes
16	Genoa	City	22°C	132 mm · 17 days	86 tier A	Yes
17	Milan	City	23°C	145 mm · 15 days	86 tier A	Yes
18	Trieste	City	23°C	156 mm · 17 days	86 tier A	Yes
19	Venice	City	22°C	135 mm · 13 days	86 tier A	Yes
20	Verona	City	23°C	157 mm · 18 days	86 tier A	Yes
21	Cagliari	Island	24°C	49 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	—
22	Como	City	22°C	174 mm · 14 days	83 tier A	Yes
23	Tropea	Beach	22°C	50 mm · 9 days	83 tier A	—
24	Taormina	Beach	22°C	69 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
25	Olbia	Island	24°C	59 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
26	Sorrento	Beach	23°C	76 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
27	Alghero	Beach	24°C	61 mm · 9 days	80 tier A	—
28	Capri	Island	22°C	76 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
29	Positano	Beach	23°C	76 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
30	Rimini	Beach	23°C	86 mm · 12 days	79 tier B	—
31	Cinque Terre	Beach	21°C	127 mm · 14 days	77 tier B	—
32	Cervinia	Ski resort	8°C	103 mm · 14 days	69 tier C	—
33	Livigno	Ski resort	9°C	127 mm · 21 days	57 tier D	—
34	Courmayeur	Ski resort	12°C	131 mm · 18 days	50 tier D	—
35	Madonna di Campiglio	Ski resort	11°C	212 mm · 25 days	44 tier F	—
36	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Ski resort	15°C	239 mm · 24 days	31 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Italy in May

Spring bank-holiday bridges · Matera and 20 more places · 25 Apr – 2 Jun
Greek tragedy at the Teatro Greco · Syracuse · 8 May – 28 Jun
Salone del Libro · Turin · 5–25 May (usually)
Piano City Milano · Milan · 15–17 May (usually)
Biennale · Venice · 9 May – 22 Nov
Vogalonga · Venice · 24 May
Flamingos nesting at Molentargius · Cagliari · 1 Apr – 15 Aug (usually)
Festa di Sant'Efisio · Cagliari · 1–4 May

Seasons in force

Summer season opens · 9 places Harvest · 3 places Ski season · 3 places Monsoon · 2 places Wind season · 2 places Off-season shutdown · 1 place Trail season · 1 place Volcanic activity · 1 place

Peak crowds at 8 of Italy's 30 well-known places this month.

Better months for Italy

April · 81/100 September · 78/100 June · 77/100 Weakest: December · 66/100

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