Kórinthos weather in May

In May, Kórinthos sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kórinthos's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kórinthos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:23 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Kórinthos is seaside city in Peloponnese, Greece.

Density
295/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kórinthos reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kórinthos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 558.20.59.72.9
Feb12° / 498.10.610.53.2
Mar14° / 5370.211.74.6
Apr18° / 12°254.10136.7
May23° / 16°203.70148.2
Jun27° / 20°71.4014.68.4
Jul29° / 23°30.7014.47.4
Aug29° / 23°20.7013.57.4
Sep26° / 20°172.8012.38.5
Oct21° / 16°314.40117.7
Nov16° / 12°486.809.95.7
Dec12° / 608.30.49.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57525
67525
77525
87624
97624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kórinthos gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3010
3110

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
388120
486140
585150
683170
781190
880200
977221
1075241
1173261
1272271
1369301
1467321
1564342
1662362
1759392
1857412
1954433
2052453
2149474
2247484
2345505
2442526
2540537
2638548
2736559
28345511
29325612
30305614
31285616

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:397:12
213.65:387:13
313.65:367:14
413.75:357:15
513.75:347:16
613.75:337:17
713.85:327:18
813.85:317:18
913.85:307:19
1013.95:297:20
1113.95:287:21
1213.95:277:22
1314.05:267:23
1414.05:257:24
1514.05:247:25
1614.05:237:26
1714.15:227:27
1814.15:217:27
1914.15:217:28
2014.25:207:29
2114.25:197:30
2214.25:187:31
2314.25:187:32
2414.35:177:33
2514.35:167:33
2614.35:167:34
2714.35:157:35
2814.35:157:36
2914.45:147:36
3014.45:147:37
3114.45:137:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kórinthos?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Kórinthos for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kórinthos in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Kórinthos sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Kórinthos in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 11 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Kórinthos in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kórinthos peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kórinthos in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kórinthos is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodAug 1221 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kórinthos?

Kórinthos sits at 37.9°N, 23.0°E, 24 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Mégara, 35 km away.

NafplioSalamínaElefsínaThívaiPéramaLivadeiá

Topography around Kórinthos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kórinthos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kórinthos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,061 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,415 m.

The land around Kórinthos is covered by water (32%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
1,061 m
80 km
2,415 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mégara 35 km · Árgos 39 km · Nafplio 43 km · Salamína 48 km · Elefsína 53 km · Thívai 54 km · Pérama 55 km · Livadeiá 56 km

Greece travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,948
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 592
Religion
other 3%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kórinthos (37.9401°, 22.9513°, elevation 24 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).