Melegnano weather in May

In May, Melegnano sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 86 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 35% 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 Melegnano's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melegnano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:59 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Melegnano 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Melegnano reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°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)
12112
22112
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42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
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How May really feels in Melegnano

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.

Melegnano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 556.71.68.91.3
Feb10° / 526.51.210.12.6
Mar15° / 627.60.411.65.0
Apr19° / 10°8010.3013.26.1
May24° / 14°8610.2014.66.8
Jun28° / 18°709.2015.46.1
Jul31° / 21°517.6015.14.9
Aug30° / 20°708.4013.95.2
Sep25° / 16°898.2012.37.1
Oct19° / 11°979.6010.76.0
Nov12° / 11810.30.49.33.3
Dec / 687.71.68.61.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44555
54456
64555
74654
84753
94753
104753
114951
124951
134951
145050
155248
165347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Melegnano gets around 86 mm of rain over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
637
737
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1633
1733
1832
1932
2031
2131
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3132

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1851410
2831610
3821710
4811810
5782020
6772120
7762220
8752320
9742420
10732520
11732520
12722620
13712720
14702820
15692830
16682930
17673030
18663040
19653140
20643150
21623260
22613270
23593380
24583390
255634100
265434111
275235121
285035141
294836151
304536171
314337191

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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317calm

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 5:19 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:197:21
214.15:187:22
314.15:167:23
414.25:157:24
514.25:137:26
614.35:127:27
714.35:107:28
814.35:097:30
914.45:077:31
1014.45:067:32
1114.55:057:33
1214.55:047:34
1314.65:027:36
1414.65:017:37
1514.65:007:38
1614.74:597:39
1714.74:587:40
1814.84:567:42
1914.84:557:43
2014.84:547:44
2114.94:537:45
2214.94:527:46
2314.94:517:47
2415.04:507:48
2515.04:507:49
2615.04:497:50
2715.14:487:51
2815.14:477:52
2915.14:467:53
3015.14:467:54
3115.24:457:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Melegnano?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Melegnano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melegnano in May

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

In May, Melegnano sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Melegnano 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 Melegnano peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Melegnano 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 Melegnano is worst in January — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1726 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Melegnano?

Melegnano sits at 45.4°N, 9.3°E, 88 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is San Giuliano Milanese, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Melegnano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melegnano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,435 m.

The land around Melegnano is covered by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
2,435 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: San Giuliano Milanese 5.0 km · San Donato Milanese 7.0 km · Rozzano 13 km · Lodi 15 km · Segrate 15 km · Milan 16 km · Pioltello 16 km · Brera 17 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 Melegnano (45.3578°, 9.3236°, elevation 88 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).