Crotone weather in May

In May, Crotone sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Crotone's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crotone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:44 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.1 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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Crotone reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Crotone 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
Jan13° / 11°7199.64.0
Feb13° / 11°647.710.54.1
Mar14° / 12°616.411.74.9
Apr16° / 14°335.1136.0
May20° / 18°132.714.17.8
Jun24° / 22°6114.79.0
Jul27° / 25°50.514.58.9
Aug27° / 25°111.113.58.6
Sep25° / 23°544.912.38.1
Oct22° / 20°917.4117.3
Nov18° / 16°1018.99.96.1
Dec15° / 13°93109.34.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57426
67426
77525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Crotone gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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315

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 (%)Oppressive (%)
13952900
237531000
335541100
434531300
533521500
631531600
730521800
829512000
928492200
1027482400
1126472610
1225472810
1324463010
1422453110
1521443310
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1719433620
1818413830
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2016394140
2115384250
2215364360
2314354470
2413344480
2512334590
26113246100
27113146120
28102947131
2992847151
3092647171
3182447191

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:006:37
213.74:596:38
313.74:586:39
413.74:566:40
513.84:556:41
613.84:546:42
713.84:536:43
813.94:526:44
913.94:516:45
1013.94:506:46
1114.04:496:47
1214.04:486:48
1314.04:476:49
1414.14:466:50
1514.14:456:51
1614.14:446:52
1714.24:436:53
1814.24:426:53
1914.24:416:54
2014.24:406:55
2114.34:406:56
2214.34:396:57
2314.34:386:58
2414.44:376:59
2514.44:377:00
2614.44:367:00
2714.44:367:01
2814.54:357:02
2914.54:347:03
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3114.54:337:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Crotone

In seasonPeak

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

Crotone's rainy season runs September–March, 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 Crotone?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Crotone in May

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

In May, Crotone sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Crotone 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 5 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Crotone 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 Crotone peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Crotone?

Crotone sits at 39.1°N, 17.1°E, 8 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is San Giovanni in Fiore, 42 km away.

NicastroRossano StazioneLamezia TermeSambiaseCosenzaCorigliano Scalo

Topography around Crotone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crotone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,923 m.

The land around Crotone is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (45%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
380 m
80 km
1,923 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: San Giovanni in Fiore 42 km · Catanzaro 51 km · Nicastro 71 km · Rossano Stazione 71 km · Lamezia Terme 72 km · Sambiase 74 km · Cosenza 79 km · Corigliano Scalo 80 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 Crotone (39.0808°, 17.1276°, elevation 8 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).