Ardea weather in May

In May, Ardea sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ardea's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ardea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ardea reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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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51815
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Ardea weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10°8810.89.33.4
Feb12° / 10°8110.310.33.4
Mar14° / 11°738.911.74.2
Apr16° / 13°618.113.15.2
May19° / 17°395.714.37.0
Jun23° / 21°203.1158.5
Jul25° / 23°131.914.79.1
Aug26° / 24°192.413.78.7
Sep23° / 21°897.912.37.6
Oct20° / 18°13211.110.96.4
Nov17° / 14°163149.74.9
Dec14° / 11°12112.893.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56634
66733
76733
86832
96931
106931
116931
127030
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187327
197327
207327
217327
227327
237426
247426
257525
267525
277525
287426
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ardea gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
622
722
821
921
1021
1120
1220
1319
1419
1518
1618
1718
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2316
2416
2515
2615
2715
2815
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1435070
2405280
3385390
43653110
53454120
63254140
73054160
82953180
92852200
102751220
112650240
122549260
132448280
142347301
152245321
162244331
172142352
182041372
191939383
201938404
211836415
221735426
231634427
241534438
251433449
2613314511
2712304612
2811294613
2910284715
309274717
318264719

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:147:00
213.85:137:01
313.95:117:02
413.95:107:03
513.95:097:05
614.05:077:06
714.05:067:07
814.05:057:08
914.15:047:09
1014.15:027:10
1114.25:017:11
1214.25:007:12
1314.24:597:13
1414.34:587:14
1514.34:577:15
1614.34:567:16
1714.44:557:17
1814.44:547:18
1914.44:537:19
2014.54:527:20
2114.54:517:21
2214.54:517:22
2314.64:507:23
2414.64:497:24
2514.64:487:25
2614.64:487:26
2714.74:477:27
2814.74:467:28
2914.74:467:28
3014.74:457:29
3114.84:447:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ardea

In seasonPeak

None of Ardea's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ardea's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ardea?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ardea in May

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

In May, Ardea sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Ardea 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 14 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 May 31 to Nov 1 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ardea 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 Ardea peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ardea?

Ardea sits at 41.6°N, 12.5°E, 37 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Marina di Ardea-Tor San Lorenzo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ardea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ardea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,137 m.

The land around Ardea is covered by grassland (35%), trees (24%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (32%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
439 m
80 km
2,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Marina di Ardea-Tor San Lorenzo 6.0 km · Torvaianica 7.0 km · Pomezia 8.0 km · Aprilia 9.0 km · Genzano di Roma 17 km · Albano Laziale 17 km · Ariccia 17 km · Anzio 18 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 Ardea (41.6074°, 12.5416°, elevation 37 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).