Lucera weather in May

In May, Lucera sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 43 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lucera's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:45 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Lucera is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lucera reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Lucera weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 579.31.29.32.7
Feb12° / 498.81.210.33.1
Mar15° / 589.30.811.74.6
Apr18° / 5790.113.16.1
May24° / 13°438014.37.3
Jun29° / 17°335.9014.96.6
Jul31° / 19°264.9014.75.4
Aug31° / 20°245.5013.75.3
Sep26° / 16°427012.37.2
Oct22° / 12°496.7010.97.2
Nov16° / 608.50.29.75.3
Dec12° / 6310.11.19.13.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45743
55842
65941
75941
86040
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
176337
186337
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216436
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266733
276733
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296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lucera gets around 43 mm of rain over 8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
627
726
826
925
1025
1125
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39460
49460
59370
69280
79190
890100
989110
1088120
1187130
1286140
1386140
1484151
1583161
1682171
1782171
1881181
1980191
2078202
2177212
2276222
2375232
2475232
2574242
2673252
2770273
2869283
2968293
3067303
3165314

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 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 5:03 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:036:49
213.85:026:50
313.85:006:51
413.94:596:52
513.94:586:53
614.04:566:54
714.04:556:55
814.04:546:56
914.14:536:57
1014.14:526:58
1114.24:507:00
1214.24:497:01
1314.24:487:02
1414.34:477:03
1514.34:467:04
1614.34:457:05
1714.44:447:06
1814.44:437:07
1914.44:427:08
2014.54:417:09
2114.54:407:10
2214.54:407:11
2314.54:397:12
2414.64:387:12
2514.64:377:13
2614.64:377:14
2714.74:367:15
2814.74:357:16
2914.74:357:17
3014.74:347:18
3114.74:347:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
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256.5Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lucera?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lucera in May

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

In May, Lucera sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Lucera 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 at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 22 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Lucera 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 Lucera peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lucera?

Lucera sits at 41.5°N, 15.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Foggia, 18 km away.

Topography around Lucera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 m.

The land around Lucera is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (91%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (30%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
1,909 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Foggia 18 km · San Severo 20 km · Torremaggiore 21 km · Orta Nova 37 km · San Giovanni Rotondo 39 km · San Nicandro Garganico 42 km · Manfredonia 50 km · Cerignola 54 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 Lucera (41.5055°, 15.3391°, elevation 219 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).