Avezzano weather in May

In May, Avezzano sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Avezzano's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avezzano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:51 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Avezzano is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Avezzano reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4166
5166
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11177
12177
13177
14177
15178
16178
17178
18178
19188
20188
21188
22188
23188
24188
25189
26189
27199
28199
29199
30199
311910

How May really feels in Avezzano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Avezzano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8510.15.99.30.1
Feb / -2°8810.46.110.30.4
Mar / 10112.15.311.71.9
Apr13° / 10713.61.813.13.2
May17° / 9012.60.114.35.2
Jun22° / 12°599.50157.0
Jul25° / 15°406.7014.78.0
Aug25° / 15°387.7013.77.7
Sep20° / 11°9010.5012.36.4
Oct16° / 11311.10.410.95.0
Nov10° / 14412.92.49.62.3
Dec / -1°12011.85.190.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54456
64456
74555
84654
94654
104654
114852
124852
134852
144951
155050
165149
175149
185248
195248
205347
215446
225545
235545
245644
255644
265644
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Avezzano gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1462
2461
3451
4451
5451
6441
7441
8441
9430
10420
11420
12410
13410
14400
15400
16400
17390
18390
19390
20390
21390
22390
23390
24390
25390
26390
27390
28400
29400
30400
31400

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28973
29964
30964
31955

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:10 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:106:57
213.85:086:59
313.95:077:00
413.95:057:01
514.05:047:02
614.05:037:03
714.05:027:04
814.15:007:05
914.14:597:06
1014.24:587:07
1114.24:577:08
1214.24:567:09
1314.34:557:11
1414.34:537:12
1514.34:527:13
1614.44:517:14
1714.44:507:15
1814.44:497:16
1914.54:487:17
2014.54:487:18
2114.54:477:19
2214.64:467:20
2314.64:457:21
2414.64:447:22
2514.74:437:23
2614.74:437:23
2714.74:427:24
2814.74:417:25
2914.84:417:26
3014.84:407:27
3114.84:407:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Avezzano?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Avezzano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Avezzano in May

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

In May, Avezzano sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Avezzano 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 Avezzano peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Avezzano 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 Avezzano is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1118 µg/m³Nov 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Avezzano?

Avezzano sits at 42.0°N, 13.4°E, 695 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is L'Aquila, 36 km away.

Topography around Avezzano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avezzano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 739 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,014 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,849 m.

The land around Avezzano is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (32%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
2,014 m
80 km
2,849 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: L'Aquila 36 km · Sora 38 km · Sulmona 41 km · Frosinone 44 km · Colleferro 48 km · Tivoli 52 km · Villa Adriana 55 km · Villanova 56 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 Avezzano (42.029°, 13.4264°, elevation 695 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. 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).