Licata weather in May

In May, Licata sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Licata's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Licata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:01 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Licata 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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Licata reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 3°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 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Licata 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
Jan14° / 11°627.89.74.6
Feb14° / 11°517.510.64.5
Mar15° / 12°406.411.75.3
Apr17° / 14°264.712.96.5
May20° / 17°102.2148.0
Jun24° / 20°40.914.59.2
Jul26° / 23°10.214.39.3
Aug27° / 24°40.813.48.9
Sep25° / 22°344.212.38.4
Oct22° / 19°626.5117.6
Nov19° / 16°738.9106.4
Dec16° / 13°628.59.55.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
48020
58119
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Licata gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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310
410
59
69
79
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98
107
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127
136
146
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267
277
287
297
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316

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1475210
2455410
3435520
4415720
5395830
6376030
7356140
8346150
9326260
10316270
11296380
122862100
132663110
142562130
152461150
162262160
172161180
182059210
191859230
201758250
211656280
221555300
231453330
241351360
251249381
261147411
271045441
28943462
29841492
30739513
31637534

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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:166:47
213.55:156:47
313.65:146:48
413.65:136:49
513.65:126:50
613.75:116:51
713.75:106:52
813.75:096:53
913.85:086:54
1013.85:076:55
1113.85:066:56
1213.95:056:56
1313.95:046:57
1413.95:036:58
1514.05:026:59
1614.05:017:00
1714.05:007:01
1814.04:597:02
1914.14:597:02
2014.14:587:03
2114.14:577:04
2214.14:577:05
2314.24:567:06
2414.24:557:07
2514.24:557:07
2614.24:547:08
2714.34:537:09
2814.34:537:10
2914.34:527:10
3014.34:527:11
3114.34:527:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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217.0Intense
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267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Licata?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Licata in May

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

In May, Licata sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Licata 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 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 12 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Licata in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Licata peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Licata?

Licata sits at 37.1°N, 13.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Palma di Montechiaro, 18 km away.

Topography around Licata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Licata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,547 m.

The land around Licata is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
1,547 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Palma di Montechiaro 18 km · Gela 27 km · Canicattì 30 km · Favara 34 km · Agrigento 40 km · Niscemi 41 km · Porto Empedocle 42 km · San Cataldo 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 Licata (37.1027°, 13.9397°, 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).