Martina Franca weather in May

In May, Martina Franca sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Martina Franca's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Martina Franca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:39 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Martina Franca is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.5 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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Martina Franca reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22113
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Martina Franca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 578.79.43.2
Feb12° / 589.210.43.4
Mar15° / 589.211.74.6
Apr18° / 10°569.313.16.0
May23° / 14°396.914.27.5
Jun27° / 19°275.514.97.4
Jul30° / 21°193.414.66.3
Aug30° / 21°193.913.66.1
Sep26° / 18°57812.37.3
Oct21° / 14°718.410.97.0
Nov17° / 11°798.69.75.5
Dec13° / 618.99.13.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46238
56337
66337
76436
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136733
146733
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207030
217129
227129
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247327
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307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Martina Franca gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
427
526
625
725
825
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1922
2022
2122
2221
2321
2420
2520
2620
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821800
2802000
3792100
4772300
5742510
6732610
7722710
8702910
9683020
10673120
11673120
12653230
13643330
14633340
15623440
16613450
17593560
18583570
19573670
20563680
21553690
225436100
235237110
245137120
255037130
264937140
274738150
284538160
294439170
304239181
314040191

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:566:39
213.84:556:40
313.84:546:41
413.84:536:42
513.94:516:43
613.94:506:45
713.94:496:46
814.04:486:47
914.04:466:48
1014.14:456:49
1114.14:446:50
1214.14:436:51
1314.24:426:52
1414.24:416:53
1514.24:406:54
1614.34:396:55
1714.34:386:56
1814.34:376:57
1914.44:366:58
2014.44:356:59
2114.44:356:59
2214.44:347:00
2314.54:337:01
2414.54:327:02
2514.54:327:03
2614.64:317:04
2714.64:307:05
2814.64:307:06
2914.64:297:07
3014.64:287:07
3114.74:287:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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106.5Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Martina Franca?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Martina Franca in May

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

In May, Martina Franca sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Martina Franca 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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 19 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Martina Franca 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 Martina Franca peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 10Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Martina Franca?

Martina Franca sits at 40.7°N, 17.3°E, 431 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Fasano, 15 km away.

Topography around Martina Franca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Martina Franca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m.

The land around Martina Franca is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Fasano 15 km · Ceglie Messapica 16 km · Ostuni 20 km · Grottaglie 20 km · Noci 20 km · Paolo VI 21 km · Massafra 23 km · Putignano 25 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 Martina Franca (40.7035°, 17.3381°, elevation 431 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).