Mestre weather in May

In May, Mestre sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 93 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Mestre's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mestre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:47 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mestre is borough in Venice.

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mestre reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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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Mestre 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 / 607.70.48.91.2
Feb / 627.60.710.11.8
Mar12° / 707.90.311.63.4
Apr16° / 11°8210.3013.24.9
May20° / 15°9310.2014.76.5
Jun24° / 19°789.2015.47.2
Jul27° / 22°638.2015.17.1
Aug27° / 22°838.4013.97.1
Sep23° / 18°12310.1012.36.9
Oct18° / 14°12110.4010.75.7
Nov13° / 127110.19.33.4
Dec / 818.50.68.61.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115248
125347
135347
145446
155446
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205842
215941
226040
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276040
286040
296139
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mestre gets around 93 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1692920
2673030
3643240
4623350
5593560
6573670
7553780
85238100
95138110
104939120
114740130
124541140
134341150
144142160
154043170
163843181
173743191
183543201
193443212
203343222
213242233
223141244
233140245
243040256
252939267
262738278
272636299
2825353010
2924343111
3023323312
3121313414

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 5:07 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:077:09
214.15:067:11
314.15:047:12
414.25:037:13
514.25:017:14
614.35:007:16
714.34:587:17
814.44:577:18
914.44:557:19
1014.44:547:21
1114.54:537:22
1214.54:517:23
1314.64:507:24
1414.64:497:26
1514.64:487:27
1614.74:477:28
1714.74:457:29
1814.84:447:30
1914.84:437:31
2014.84:427:33
2114.94:417:34
2214.94:407:35
2314.94:397:36
2415.04:387:37
2515.04:377:38
2615.04:377:39
2715.14:367:40
2815.14:357:41
2915.14:347:42
3015.24:347:43
3115.24:337:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
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115.6Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mestre?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mestre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mestre in May

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

In May, Mestre sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mestre 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 7 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Mestre 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 Mestre peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 15UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mestre 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 Mestre is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1724 µg/m³Sep 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mestre?

Mestre sits at 45.5°N, 12.2°E, 2 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Marghera, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mestre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mestre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Mestre is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, cropland (30%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Marghera 5.0 km · Spinea-Orgnano 7.0 km · Mogliano Veneto 7.0 km · Venice 9.0 km · Mirano 11 km · Mira Taglio 11 km · Lido 13 km · Treviso 19 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 Mestre (45.4917°, 12.2454°, elevation 2 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. 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).