Castiglione delle Stiviere weather in May

In May, Castiglione delle Stiviere sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Castiglione delle Stiviere's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castiglione delle Stiviere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:54 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Castiglione delle Stiviere 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Castiglione delle Stiviere reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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How May really feels in Castiglione delle Stiviere

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.

Castiglione delle Stiviere weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 506.81.78.90.8
Feb / 547.12.210.11.7
Mar13° / 648.70.811.63.8
Apr17° / 8612.30.313.25.1
May21° / 13°9612.8014.76.2
Jun25° / 17°9212015.46.6
Jul28° / 20°7911.1015.16.3
Aug27° / 20°9111.2013.96.4
Sep23° / 16°10410.5012.36.7
Oct17° / 12°11010.5010.75.3
Nov11° / 11410.50.49.32.8
Dec / 697.91.88.61.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84456
94456
104555
114654
124654
134753
144852
154951
165050
175149
185248
195347
205347
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285644
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305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Castiglione delle Stiviere gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
446
546
646
745
845
944
1044
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2339
2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3040
3140

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39280
49190
590100
688111
787121
886131
985141
1084151
1183161
1282171
1381181
1480191
1579201
1678211
1777221
1876231
1973252
2072262
2170273
2269283
2366304
2464315
2562326
2660337
2757358
28543610
29523711
30493812
31473914

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:147:16
214.15:137:17
314.15:117:19
414.25:107:20
514.25:087:21
614.35:077:22
714.35:067:24
814.35:047:25
914.45:037:26
1014.45:017:27
1114.55:007:29
1214.54:597:30
1314.64:587:31
1414.64:567:32
1514.64:557:33
1614.74:547:35
1714.74:537:36
1814.84:527:37
1914.84:517:38
2014.84:507:39
2114.94:497:40
2214.94:487:42
2314.94:477:43
2415.04:467:44
2515.04:457:45
2615.04:447:46
2715.14:437:47
2815.14:427:48
2915.14:427:49
3015.14:417:50
3115.24:407:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Castiglione delle Stiviere?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Castiglione delle Stiviere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Castiglione delle Stiviere in May

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

In May, Castiglione delle Stiviere sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Castiglione delle Stiviere 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 Castiglione delle Stiviere peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Castiglione delle Stiviere 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 Castiglione delle Stiviere is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2021 µg/m³Nov 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Castiglione delle Stiviere?

Castiglione delle Stiviere sits at 45.4°N, 10.5°E, 116 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Montichiari, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Castiglione delle Stiviere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castiglione delle Stiviere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,395 m.

The land around Castiglione delle Stiviere is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
3,395 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Montichiari 7.0 km · Desenzano del Garda 10 km · Ghedi 16 km · Brescia 27 km · Villafranca di Verona 28 km · Bussolengo 30 km · Lumezzane 33 km · San Sebastiano 34 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 Castiglione delle Stiviere (45.3902°, 10.4862°, elevation 116 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).