Gallipoli weather in May

In May, Gallipoli sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°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 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gallipoli's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gallipoli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:38 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Gallipoli 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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gallipoli reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Gallipoli 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° / 10°739.29.53.6
Feb12° / 10°618.110.43.6
Mar14° / 11°61811.74.3
Apr16° / 13°447135.4
May19° / 17°274.214.27.4
Jun23° / 21°122.114.88.8
Jul26° / 24°81.214.69.0
Aug27° / 24°121.813.68.6
Sep24° / 22°596.512.37.9
Oct21° / 18°998.510.97.0
Nov17° / 15°115109.85.6
Dec14° / 12°8610.19.24.2

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47228
57228
67228
77426
87426
97426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gallipoli gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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218
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516
616
716
815
915
1015
1115
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1514
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
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2412
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2612
2711
2811
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3011
3110

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13953800
23754900
335551000
433561100
531561300
630561400
729551600
828541800
927541900
1027522100
1126502310
1225492510
1324482710
1423472910
1522463110
1621453220
1720443420
1819423630
1918413830
2018393940
2117384050
2216364160
2316354270
2415334390
25143244100
26133044120
27132945140
28122745151
29112645171
30112445191
31102245211

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 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 4:55 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:556:35
213.74:546:37
313.84:526:38
413.84:516:39
513.84:506:40
613.94:496:41
713.94:486:42
813.94:466:43
914.04:456:44
1014.04:446:45
1114.04:436:46
1214.14:426:47
1314.14:416:48
1414.14:406:49
1514.24:396:50
1614.24:386:51
1714.24:376:51
1814.34:366:52
1914.34:356:53
2014.34:356:54
2114.44:346:55
2214.44:336:56
2314.44:326:57
2414.44:316:58
2514.54:316:59
2614.54:307:00
2714.54:297:00
2814.54:297:01
2914.64:287:02
3014.64:287:03
3114.64:277:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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297.0Intense
307.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gallipoli

In seasonPeak

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

Gallipoli'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 Gallipoli?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gallipoli in May

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

In May, Gallipoli sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Gallipoli 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 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 30 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Gallipoli 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 Gallipoli peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — 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 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
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gallipoli?

Gallipoli sits at 40.1°N, 18.0°E, 12 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Nardò, 14 km away.

Topography around Gallipoli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gallipoli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Gallipoli is covered by water (69%) within 3 km, water (53%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
406 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nardò 14 km · Casarano 15 km · Galatina 20 km · Copertino 24 km · Lecce 37 km · Manduria 49 km · Sava 54 km · Mesagne 58 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 Gallipoli (40.0559°, 17.9909°, elevation 12 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).