Nicastro weather in May

In May, Nicastro sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°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 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nicastro's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nicastro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:47 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Nicastro is human settlement in Lamezia Terme, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy.

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nicastro reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Nicastro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 12813.42.29.62.3
Feb10° / 11412.72.710.52.3
Mar12° / 10712.5211.73.2
Apr15° / 10°8312.10.4134.3
May18° / 14°549.7014.16.2
Jun22° / 18°326.5014.77.8
Jul24° / 20°214.7014.58.7
Aug25° / 21°224.9013.58.5
Sep22° / 19°689.6012.37.2
Oct19° / 15°8510.40116.3
Nov15° / 12°13113.10.39.94.5
Dec12° / 13913.51.39.32.9

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36832
46931
56931
67030
77129
87129
97228
107228
117327
127228
137228
147228
157228
167129
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217327
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317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nicastro gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.7 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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533
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732
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931
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1130
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1430
1530
1630
1730
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2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2931
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3131

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
291900
3891100
4881200
5861400
6851500
7831700
8811900
9792100
10772300
11752500
12722710
13702910
14683110
15663310
16633520
17613630
18593830
19564040
20544150
21524260
22504370
23484480
244645100
254345110
264146120
273947140
283747160
293448170
303248191
313049211

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 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
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279calm
289calm
299calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:046:40
213.65:026:41
313.75:016:42
413.75:006:43
513.84:596:44
613.84:586:45
713.84:566:46
813.94:556:47
913.94:546:48
1013.94:536:49
1114.04:526:50
1214.04:516:51
1314.04:506:52
1414.14:496:53
1514.14:486:54
1614.14:476:55
1714.24:466:56
1814.24:466:56
1914.24:456:57
2014.24:446:58
2114.34:436:59
2214.34:427:00
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2414.34:417:02
2514.44:407:03
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2714.44:397:04
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2914.54:387:06
3014.54:377:07
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nicastro

In seasonPeak

None of Nicastro's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nicastro's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Nicastro?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nicastro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nicastro in May

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

In May, Nicastro sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Nicastro in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 11 — about 5.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Nicastro 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 Nicastro peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nicastro?

Nicastro sits at 39.0°N, 16.3°E, 217 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Lamezia Terme, 1.0 km away.

Gioia Tauro

Topography around Nicastro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nicastro has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,411 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,903 m.

The land around Nicastro is covered by trees (73%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
712 m
16 km
1,411 m
80 km
1,903 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lamezia Terme 1.0 km · Sambiase 3.0 km · Catanzaro 27 km · Cosenza 37 km · Vibo Valentia 38 km · Quattromiglia 42 km · San Giovanni in Fiore 46 km · Gioia Tauro 71 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 Nicastro (38.9709°, 16.3129°, elevation 217 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).