Modena weather in May

In May, Modena sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 73 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Modena's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Modena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:54 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.1 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Modena reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52213
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122413
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192514
202514
212515
222515
232515
242515
252615
262615
272615
282616
292616
302616
312716

How May really feels in Modena

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.

Modena weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4371.391.4
Feb10° / 537.11.210.12.6
Mar15° / 547.90.511.65.0
Apr19° / 7310.5013.26.1
May24° / 14°739.6014.66.9
Jun29° / 18°568.3015.36.0
Jul32° / 21°476.30154.8
Aug31° / 20°537.6013.94.9
Sep26° / 16°688.3012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°698.3010.76.5
Nov13° / 789.20.29.43.7
Dec / 597.91.18.71.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74753
84852
94951
104951
114951
125050
135050
145248
155248
165347
175446
185545
195644
205842
215842
225941
236139
246139
256238
266238
276238
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Modena gets around 73 mm of rain over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
735
835
934
1034
1133
1233
1332
1431
1531
1631
1730
1830
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2930
3030
3130

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811720
2791920
3782020
4772120
5752230
6742330
7732430
8732430
9722530
10722530
11702640
12702640
13692740
14692740
15672850
16672850
17672850
18652960
19642970
20642970
21623080
22603091
23593191
245831101
255632111
265532121
275233132
285034152
294734162
304535182
314335202

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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:147:13
214.05:137:14
314.15:117:15
414.15:107:16
514.25:087:18
614.25:077:19
714.25:067:20
814.35:047:21
914.35:037:23
1014.45:027:24
1114.45:007:25
1214.54:597:26
1314.54:587:27
1414.54:577:28
1514.64:557:30
1614.64:547:31
1714.64:537:32
1814.74:527:33
1914.74:517:34
2014.84:507:35
2114.84:497:36
2214.84:487:37
2314.94:477:38
2414.94:467:40
2514.94:457:41
2614.94:457:42
2715.04:447:43
2815.04:437:44
2915.04:427:44
3015.14:427:45
3115.14:417:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Modena?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Modena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Modena in May

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

In May, Modena 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 Modena in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Modena peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Modena 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 Modena is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Modena's WHO annual average of 18.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1624 µg/m³Sep 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Modena?

Modena sits at 44.6°N, 10.9°E, 34 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Formigine, 10 km away.

Topography around Modena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Modena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m.

The land around Modena is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
2,111 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Formigine 10 km · Castelfranco Emilia 11 km · Fiorano 15 km · Carpi 15 km · Sassuolo 16 km · Correggio 17 km · Scandiano 19 km · Vignola 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 Modena (44.6478°, 10.9254°, elevation 34 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).