Porto Torres weather in May

In May, Porto Torres sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 46 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°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 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Porto Torres's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Torres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Porto Torres is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.3 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Porto Torres reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Porto Torres weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 5699.43.5
Feb12° / 538.710.43.4
Mar14° / 548.411.74.5
Apr16° / 11°60913.15.5
May20° / 14°466.414.27.1
Jun24° / 18°223.514.98.6
Jul27° / 21°71.314.68.8
Aug27° / 21°102.113.68.5
Sep24° / 19°436.112.37.9
Oct21° / 16°718.810.96.9
Nov17° / 12°9611.89.75.1
Dec14° / 7610.79.13.9

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46337
56337
66337
76436
86436
96535
106535
116535
126535
136535
146634
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257030
267129
277228
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297327
307327
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Porto Torres gets around 46 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
427
527
626
726
825
925
1024
1123
1223
1322
1422
1521
1621
1720
1819
1919
2018
2118
2217
2317
2416
2516
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175250
273270
372280
470300
568320
667330
764351
863361
961381
1060391
1159401
1258411
1356422
1455432
1554442
1652453
1750464
1849464
1948475
2046486
2144488
2242499
23414911
24394912
25375014
26345016
27325018
28305020
29285022
30265024
31245026

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:327:15
213.85:317:16
313.85:297:17
413.85:287:18
513.95:277:19
613.95:267:21
714.05:247:22
814.05:237:23
914.05:227:24
1014.15:217:25
1114.15:207:26
1214.15:197:27
1314.25:187:28
1414.25:167:29
1514.25:157:30
1614.35:147:31
1714.35:147:32
1814.35:137:33
1914.45:127:34
2014.45:117:35
2114.45:107:36
2214.55:097:37
2314.55:087:37
2414.55:087:38
2514.55:077:39
2614.65:067:40
2714.65:067:41
2814.65:057:42
2914.65:047:43
3014.75:047:43
3114.75:037:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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46.4Intense
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227.0Intense
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257.0Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Porto Torres

In seasonPeak

In May, Porto Torres sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Porto Torres's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Porto Torres?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Porto Torres in May

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

In May, Porto Torres sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Torres in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Oct 24 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Porto Torres 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 Porto Torres peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Torres?

Porto Torres sits at 40.8°N, 8.4°E, 5 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Sassari, 17 km away.

OlbiaNuoroOristanoAjaccioIglesias

Topography around Porto Torres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Torres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Porto Torres is covered by water (44%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (47%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sassari 17 km · Monte Rosello 18 km · Alghero 31 km · Olbia 92 km · Nuoro 96 km · Oristano 105 km · Ajaccio 124 km · Iglesias 170 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 Porto Torres (40.8338°, 8.4053°, elevation 5 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).