Piacenza weather in May

In May, Piacenza sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 92 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Piacenza's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piacenza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:58 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.8 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Piacenza reaches about 22°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 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
22012
32012
42012
52112
62112
72112
82113
92113
102113
112213
122213
132213
142213
152213
162214
172314
182314
192314
202314
212314
222314
232414
242415
252415
262415
272415
282415
292415
302515
312516

How May really feels in Piacenza

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.

Piacenza 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 / 597.72.890.9
Feb / 617.52.110.12.1
Mar14° / 688.21.111.64.4
Apr18° / 8810.80.113.25.6
May22° / 14°9211.1014.66.6
Jun27° / 17°759.8015.46.7
Jul30° / 20°547.7015.15.8
Aug29° / 19°739013.96.0
Sep24° / 15°938.8012.37.1
Oct18° / 11°10210010.75.7
Nov12° / 11110.60.79.32.9
Dec / 738.52.38.61.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84555
94654
104753
114753
124852
134951
144951
155050
165248
175347
185446
195545
205644
215842
225842
236040
246040
256040
266040
276040
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piacenza gets around 92 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
444
543
643
743
842
941
1040
1140
1239
1338
1438
1537
1636
1736
1835
1934
2033
2132
2232
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2832
2932
3032
3133

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871300
2851500
3841600
4821800
5811900
6792010
7782110
8772210
9762310
10752410
11742510
12742510
13732610
14722710
15702820
16692920
17683020
18673030
19663130
20643240
21633340
22613450
23593560
24573670
25553780
26543790
275238100
284839120
294640140
304440151
314241171

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 5:18 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:187:18
214.05:177:20
314.15:157:21
414.15:147:22
514.25:127:24
614.25:117:25
714.35:107:26
814.35:087:27
914.45:077:28
1014.45:057:30
1114.45:047:31
1214.55:037:32
1314.55:027:33
1414.65:007:35
1514.64:597:36
1614.64:587:37
1714.74:577:38
1814.74:567:39
1914.84:557:40
2014.84:547:41
2114.84:537:43
2214.94:527:44
2314.94:517:45
2414.94:507:46
2515.04:497:47
2615.04:487:48
2715.04:477:49
2815.14:477:50
2915.14:467:51
3015.14:457:52
3115.14:457:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Piacenza?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Piacenza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piacenza in May

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

In May, Piacenza sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piacenza 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 Piacenza peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 14UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Piacenza 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 Piacenza is worst in January — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piacenza's WHO annual average of 20.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1725 µg/m³Aug 1917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piacenza?

Piacenza sits at 45.1°N, 9.7°E, 61 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cremona, 27 km away.

Topography around Piacenza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piacenza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Piacenza is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Cremona 27 km · Lodi 32 km · Crema 35 km · Salsomaggiore Terme 35 km · Fidenza 35 km · Melegnano 45 km · Pavia 45 km · San Giuliano Milanese 49 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 Piacenza (45.0524°, 9.6934°, elevation 61 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).