Merano weather in May

In May, Merano sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 18.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Merano's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
133 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:47 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Merano is historic centre of the city of Meran/Merano in South Tyrol.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Merano reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Merano

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.

Merano 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-3° / -11°549.510.48.80.0
Feb-1° / -10°509.710.6100.0
Mar / -6°7211.411.711.60.0
Apr / -2°9914.310.713.30.7
May12° / 13318.94.714.82.4
Jun16° / 16119.8115.63.8
Jul18° / 17520.60.315.34.6
Aug17° / 16719.70.3144.5
Sep14° / 11013.71.712.43.5
Oct / 11813.25.610.61.5
Nov / -5°11412.711.19.20.0
Dec-2° / -10°7210.411.48.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
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153862
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304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Merano gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15523
25723
35822
45822
55921
66020
76020
86119
96118
106117
116217
126216
136216
146315
156315
166314
176314
186313
196213
206213
216212
226212
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256211
266210
27629
28639
29648
30648
31657

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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31100

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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135calm
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155calm
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175calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 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 5:09 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:097:16
214.25:077:18
314.25:067:19
414.35:047:20
514.35:037:22
614.45:017:23
714.45:007:24
814.54:587:26
914.54:577:27
1014.54:557:28
1114.64:547:29
1214.64:537:31
1314.74:517:32
1414.74:507:33
1514.84:497:35
1614.84:477:36
1714.84:467:37
1814.94:457:38
1914.94:447:39
2015.04:437:41
2115.04:427:42
2215.04:417:43
2315.14:407:44
2415.14:397:45
2515.14:387:46
2615.24:377:47
2715.24:367:49
2815.24:357:50
2915.34:347:51
3015.34:347:52
3115.34:337:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Merano?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Merano.

What to pack for Merano in May

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

In May, Merano sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Merano in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Merano peaks around July 13 at about 9 (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 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Merano 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 Merano is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Merano's WHO annual average of 13.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2317 µg/m³Sep 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Merano?

Merano sits at 46.7°N, 11.2°E, 325 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Bolzano, 24 km away.

IglsTrentoWiltenInnsbruckHötting

Topography around Merano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merano has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m around an average of 428 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,155 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,745 m.

The land around Merano is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,029 m
16 km
3,155 m
80 km
3,745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Bolzano 24 km · Eppan 24 km · Bressanone 38 km · Igls 65 km · Trento 67 km · Wilten 68 km · Innsbruck 68 km · Hötting 69 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 Merano (46.6682°, 11.1595°, elevation 325 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).