Gallarate weather in May

In May, Gallarate sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 145 mm of rain across 13 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 29% 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 Gallarate's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gallarate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:00 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Gallarate 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 Gallarate reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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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21911
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41911
52011
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72012
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132112
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152113
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312415

How May really feels in Gallarate

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.

Gallarate 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 / 677.22.58.91.0
Feb / 656.82.310.11.9
Mar13° / 878.21.111.64.1
Apr17° / 12911.60.213.35.3
May21° / 13°14513014.76.1
Jun25° / 17°13511.5015.46.6
Jul28° / 19°999.8015.16.4
Aug27° / 19°13111.1013.96.5
Sep22° / 15°16310.1012.36.7
Oct17° / 11°18111010.75.2
Nov11° / 18710.50.79.32.8
Dec / 807.42.38.61.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54159
64159
74258
84357
94357
104456
114555
124654
134654
144753
154753
164852
174852
185050
195149
205248
215248
225347
235446
245446
255446
265446
275545
285545
295545
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gallarate gets around 145 mm of rain over 13 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 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
647
746
846
945
1045
1144
1243
1343
1443
1542
1642
1741
1841
1940
2040
2139
2239
2338
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2938
3038
3139

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49460
59370
69280
79190
890100
989110
1088120
1187130
1286140
1385150
1484160
1583170
1682180
1781190
1880200
1977221
2076231
2175241
2273252
2372262
2470273
2567294
2665305
2763316
2860337
2958348
3056359
31533611

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
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
295calm
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 5:21 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:217:23
214.15:197:25
314.15:187:26
414.25:167:27
514.25:157:29
614.35:137:30
714.35:127:31
814.45:107:32
914.45:097:34
1014.55:077:35
1114.55:067:36
1214.55:057:37
1314.65:047:39
1414.65:027:40
1514.75:017:41
1614.75:007:42
1714.74:597:43
1814.84:587:45
1914.84:577:46
2014.94:557:47
2114.94:547:48
2214.94:537:49
2315.04:527:50
2415.04:527:51
2515.04:517:52
2615.14:507:53
2715.14:497:54
2815.14:487:55
2915.14:477:56
3015.24:477:57
3115.24:467:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gallarate?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gallarate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gallarate in May

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

In May, Gallarate 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 Gallarate 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 Gallarate peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gallarate 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 Gallarate 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 2221 µg/m³Nov 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gallarate?

Gallarate sits at 45.7°N, 8.8°E, 238 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cassano Magnago, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Gallarate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gallarate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,461 m.

The land around Gallarate is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
352 m
80 km
4,461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
May weather nearby: Cassano Magnago 3.0 km · Busto Arsizio 7.0 km · Tradate 10 km · Legnano 12 km · Parabiago 16 km · Malnate 16 km · Varese 18 km · Nerviano 19 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 Gallarate (45.6602°, 8.7916°, elevation 238 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).