Ivrea weather in May

In May, Ivrea sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 168 mm of precipitation across 15.7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 25% 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 Ivrea's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivrea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
168 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:04 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ivrea is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.4 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 Ivrea 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)
1189
2189
3189
41810
51810
61810
71810
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101910
111911
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272113
282113
292213
302213
312213

How May really feels in Ivrea

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.

Ivrea weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°739.94.78.90.5
Feb / 739.4410.11.3
Mar12° / 9911.22.411.63.3
Apr16° / 14413.51.213.24.4
May20° / 11°16815.70.114.75.4
Jun23° / 15°12413.6015.46.3
Jul26° / 17°8010.8015.16.8
Aug26° / 17°9211.7013.96.7
Sep21° / 13°14811.7012.36.3
Oct15° / 17214.10.210.74.3
Nov10° / 18812.62.19.32.2
Dec / 809.53.78.60.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44060
54060
64159
74258
84357
94357
104456
114456
124357
134357
144456
154555
164555
174555
184654
194753
204753
214852
224951
234951
244951
255050
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ivrea gets around 168 mm of rain and snow over 15.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
754
854
954
1053
1153
1253
1352
1452
1552
1651
1751
1850
1950
2049
2148
2248
2347
2447
2547
2646
2746
2846
2947
3047
3147

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149370
159280
169190
179190
1890100
1988120
2086131
2185141
2283161
2382171
2480191
2578211
2675232
2773252
2871272
2969292
3066313
3164333

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
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304calm
314calm

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 5:25 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:257:27
214.15:237:28
314.15:227:29
414.25:207:31
514.25:197:32
614.35:177:33
714.35:167:34
814.45:147:36
914.45:137:37
1014.45:127:38
1114.55:107:39
1214.55:097:41
1314.65:087:42
1414.65:077:43
1514.65:057:44
1614.75:047:45
1714.75:037:47
1814.85:027:48
1914.85:017:49
2014.85:007:50
2114.94:597:51
2214.94:587:52
2314.94:577:53
2415.04:567:54
2515.04:557:55
2615.04:547:56
2715.14:537:57
2815.14:537:58
2915.14:527:59
3015.24:518:00
3115.24:508:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.52 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
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ivrea?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ivrea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ivrea in May

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

In May, Ivrea sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ivrea in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ivrea peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ivrea 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 Ivrea is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ivrea's WHO annual average of 16.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2120 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ivrea?

Ivrea sits at 45.5°N, 7.9°E, 253 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Biella, 18 km away.

Topography around Ivrea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivrea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,429 m.

The land around Ivrea is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
2,281 m
80 km
4,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Biella 18 km · Chivasso 31 km · Ciriè 34 km · Settimo Torinese 37 km · San Mauro Torinese 41 km · Venaria Reale 42 km · Circoiscrizione VI 43 km · Barriera di Lanzo 43 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 Ivrea (45.4672°, 7.8762°, elevation 253 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).