Novate Milanese weather in May

In May, Novate Milanese sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 107 mm of rain across 11.9 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Novate Milanese's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novate Milanese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:59 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Novate Milanese 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 Novate Milanese 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 18°C and 28°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)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52113
62113
72213
82213
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112213
122213
132214
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212415
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312516

How May really feels in Novate Milanese

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.

Novate Milanese 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 / 596.71.48.91.2
Feb10° / 576.61.510.12.4
Mar15° / 7180.611.64.7
Apr18° / 96110.113.25.8
May23° / 14°10711.9014.76.5
Jun27° / 18°10110.3015.46.3
Jul30° / 20°769.4015.15.3
Aug29° / 20°10610.3013.95.7
Sep24° / 16°1199.5012.37.0
Oct18° / 11°12510.1010.75.7
Nov12° / 14110.70.49.33.1
Dec / 737.41.68.61.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84456
94555
104555
114654
124753
134753
144852
154852
165050
175149
185248
195347
205545
215545
225644
235743
245743
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novate Milanese gets around 107 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
443
543
643
742
842
941
1041
1140
1240
1339
1439
1538
1638
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3036
3136

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
285141
384151
483161
581181
680191
778202
877212
976222
1075232
1174242
1274242
1373252
1472262
1571272
1671272
1770282
1868293
1967303
2066304
2164315
2263325
2361327
2459338
2558339
26553411
27543412
28513514
29493516
30463518
31443620

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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287calm
297calm
307calm
316calm

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 5:20 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:207:22
214.15:187:23
314.15:167:24
414.25:157:26
514.25:137:27
614.35:127:28
714.35:117:29
814.45:097:31
914.45:087:32
1014.45:067:33
1114.55:057:34
1214.55:047:36
1314.65:037:37
1414.65:017:38
1514.75:007:39
1614.74:597:40
1714.74:587:42
1814.84:577:43
1914.84:567:44
2014.84:547:45
2114.94:537:46
2214.94:527:47
2314.94:527:48
2415.04:517:50
2515.04:507:51
2615.04:497:52
2715.14:487:53
2815.14:477:54
2915.14:477:55
3015.24:467:56
3115.24:457:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novate Milanese?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novate Milanese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novate Milanese in May

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

In May, Novate Milanese sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Novate Milanese 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 Novate Milanese peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novate Milanese 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 Novate Milanese is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2221 µg/m³Nov 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Novate Milanese?

Novate Milanese sits at 45.5°N, 9.1°E, 148 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Quarto Oggiaro, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Novate Milanese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novate Milanese has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 146 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,584 m.

The land around Novate Milanese is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
2,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Quarto Oggiaro 2.0 km · Bollate 2.0 km · Cormano 3.0 km · Bresso 4.0 km · Cusano 4.0 km · Paderno Dugnano 5.0 km · Quartiere Otto 5.0 km · Senago 5.0 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 Novate Milanese (45.5305°, 9.1395°, elevation 148 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).