Bassano del Grappa weather in May

In May, Bassano del Grappa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 152 mm of precipitation across 18.4 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Bassano del Grappa's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bassano del Grappa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
152 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:48 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Bassano del Grappa is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.1 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bassano del Grappa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°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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21810
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How May really feels in Bassano del Grappa

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.

Bassano del Grappa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°586.73.58.90.4
Feb / -0°627.24.310.11.2
Mar12° / 8710.13.311.63.1
Apr16° / 124161.613.34.1
May20° / 11°15218.40.214.75.1
Jun24° / 15°13818.9015.45.5
Jul26° / 17°12418.6015.25.6
Aug26° / 17°12316.8013.95.9
Sep21° / 13°13613.4012.36.1
Oct16° / 13510.50.310.75.0
Nov11° / 15010.21.39.32.5
Dec / -1°867.538.50.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74060
84159
94159
104258
114258
124357
134357
144555
154555
164555
174753
184753
194852
204951
214951
224951
235050
245050
255149
265149
275050
284951
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315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Bassano del Grappa gets around 152 mm of rain and snow over 18.4 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1602
2602
3612
4612
5612
6612
7612
8611
9611
10601
11601
12591
13591
14591
15580
16580
17580
18580
19580
20570
21570
22570
23570
24580
25580
26590
27600
28610
29620
30630
31640

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39460
49370
59280
69190
790100
889110
988120
1086131
1185141
1284151
1383161
1482171
1581181
1680191
1779201
1876222
1975232
2073243
2172253
2270264
2367285
2465296
2563307
2661318
2758339
28563410
29543511
30503713
31483814

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
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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 5:09 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:097:12
214.15:077:13
314.15:067:15
414.25:047:16
514.25:037:17
614.35:017:18
714.35:007:20
814.44:587:21
914.44:577:22
1014.54:557:23
1114.54:547:25
1214.64:537:26
1314.64:527:27
1414.64:507:28
1514.74:497:30
1614.74:487:31
1714.84:477:32
1814.84:467:33
1914.84:447:34
2014.94:437:36
2114.94:427:37
2214.94:417:38
2315.04:407:39
2415.04:397:40
2515.04:397:41
2615.14:387:42
2715.14:377:43
2815.14:367:44
2915.24:357:45
3015.24:357:46
3115.24:347:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
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105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
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155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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185.5Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bassano del Grappa?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bassano del Grappa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bassano del Grappa in May

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

In May, Bassano del Grappa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bassano del Grappa 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 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 7 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Bassano del Grappa 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 Bassano del Grappa peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bassano del Grappa 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 Bassano del Grappa is worst in January — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bassano del Grappa's WHO annual average of 16.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1720 µg/m³Sep 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bassano del Grappa?

Bassano del Grappa sits at 45.8°N, 11.7°E, 129 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Castelfranco Veneto, 19 km away.

Topography around Bassano del Grappa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bassano del Grappa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,263 m.

The land around Bassano del Grappa is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
1,739 m
80 km
3,263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Castelfranco Veneto 19 km · Thiene 20 km · Montebelluna 25 km · Vicenza 28 km · Schio 29 km · Valdagno 36 km · Montecchio Maggiore-Alte Ceccato 38 km · Arcella 40 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 Bassano del Grappa (45.7666°, 11.7274°, elevation 129 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).