Aosta weather in May

In May, Aosta sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aosta's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aosta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:06 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aosta reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-1
26-1
36-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
1170
1270
1370
1470
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
25101
26101
27102
28102
29102
30112
31112

How May really feels in Aosta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
16
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aosta weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°10011.912.88.90.0
Feb-4° / -12°7910.91210.10.0
Mar / -8°881213.211.60.0
Apr / -4°971313.313.30.0
May / 11216.38.214.71.1
Jun13° / 10516.72.315.43.3
Jul16° / 9515.70.815.14.6
Aug16° / 8713.90.713.94.6
Sep12° / 8912.72.912.32.9
Oct / -1°9812.47.910.70.7
Nov-0° / -7°12413.313.69.30.0
Dec-5° / -11°11012.713.68.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
153862
163961
173961
184159
194159
204159
214258
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284159
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Aosta gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 53% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15241
25341
35340
45339
55438
65437
75335
85334
95333
105332
115331
125230
135229
145228
155228
165227
175226
185225
195224
205123
215122
225221
235220
245219
255318
265417
275416
285516
295615
305714
315814

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:267:29
214.15:257:31
314.15:237:32
414.25:227:33
514.25:207:35
614.35:197:36
714.35:177:37
814.45:167:39
914.45:157:40
1014.55:137:41
1114.55:127:42
1214.65:117:44
1314.65:097:45
1414.65:087:46
1514.75:077:47
1614.75:067:48
1714.85:047:50
1814.85:037:51
1914.85:027:52
2014.95:017:53
2114.95:007:54
2214.94:597:55
2315.04:587:56
2415.04:577:57
2515.04:567:59
2615.14:558:00
2715.14:558:01
2815.14:548:02
2915.24:538:03
3015.24:528:04
3115.24:528:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aosta?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aosta.

What to pack for Aosta in May

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

In May, Aosta sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona heavy coat

UV index in Aosta in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aosta peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aosta?

Aosta sits at 45.7°N, 7.3°E, 583 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Chamonix, 40 km away.

Topography around Aosta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aosta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m around an average of 764 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,150 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,625 m.

The land around Aosta is covered by trees (48%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
983 m
16 km
3,150 m
80 km
4,625 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Chamonix 40 km · Martigny-Ville 45 km · Zermatt 46 km · Ivrea 53 km · Sitten 55 km · Sallanches 58 km · Ciriè 60 km · Biella 61 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Aosta (45.7376°, 7.3172°, elevation 583 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).