Noto weather in May

In May, Noto sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Noto's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Noto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:57 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Noto 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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Noto reaches about 23°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Noto weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 749.19.84.1
Feb14° / 638.210.64.3
Mar16° / 577.911.75.3
Apr19° / 11°417.512.96.6
May23° / 14°264.713.98.0
Jun27° / 19°182.614.57.9
Jul30° / 21°101.714.36.4
Aug31° / 22°193.213.46.1
Sep27° / 19°628.212.37.1
Oct23° / 16°779.9117.0
Nov19° / 12°759.1106.2
Dec15° / 718.69.54.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37426
47426
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Noto gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
419
519
618
718
817
917
1016
1116
1216
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2114
2214
2314
2414
2513
2613
2712
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
283170
383170
482180
581181
680191
780191
879201
978211
1077221
1176231
1275241
1374251
1473261
1571272
1670282
1769292
1868302
1965323
2064333
2163343
2261354
2360364
2459365
2558375
2657376
2756377
2854388
2954388
3052399
31513910

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:126:42
213.55:116:43
313.65:106:43
413.65:096:44
513.65:086:45
613.75:076:46
713.75:056:47
813.75:046:48
913.85:036:49
1013.85:026:50
1113.85:016:51
1213.85:016:51
1313.95:006:52
1413.94:596:53
1513.94:586:54
1614.04:576:55
1714.04:566:56
1814.04:556:57
1914.04:556:57
2014.14:546:58
2114.14:536:59
2214.14:527:00
2314.14:527:01
2414.24:517:01
2514.24:517:02
2614.24:507:03
2714.24:497:04
2814.34:497:05
2914.34:487:05
3014.34:487:06
3114.34:487:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Noto?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Noto for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Noto in May

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

In May, Noto sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Noto 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 13 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Noto in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Noto peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Noto 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 Noto is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Noto?

Noto sits at 36.9°N, 15.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Avola, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Noto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Noto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Noto is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), water (24%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
653 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Avola 6.0 km · Rosolini 13 km · Pachino 20 km · Floridia 22 km · Pozzallo 27 km · Modica 28 km · Siracusa 28 km · Ragusa 31 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 Noto (36.8924°, 15.0698°, elevation 152 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).