Sabaudia weather in May

In May, Sabaudia sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 53% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sabaudia's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabaudia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:55 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Sabaudia 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sabaudia reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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Sabaudia 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 9210.89.43.4
Feb12° / 8510.410.33.4
Mar14° / 10°789.111.74.3
Apr16° / 13°65913.15.4
May20° / 16°436.614.37.1
Jun24° / 20°213.714.98.4
Jul26° / 23°132.314.78.6
Aug27° / 23°182.713.78.4
Sep24° / 20°88812.37.5
Oct21° / 17°13110.610.96.5
Nov17° / 14°17214.19.74.9
Dec14° / 11°12612.69.13.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46634
56733
66832
76832
86931
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207228
217228
227228
237327
247327
257327
267426
277426
287426
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sabaudia gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.6 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 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
625
725
824
924
1023
1122
1222
1321
1421
1521
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3017
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1494750
2464950
3435070
4415180
53852100
63653110
73453130
83253150
93152170
102952190
112851210
122751220
132650240
142449261
152348281
162347301
172245322
182144332
192042352
201941363
211940384
221838394
231737415
241636425
251535446
261434457
271332468
2812314710
2911304811
3011284912
3110274914

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:136:58
213.85:116:59
313.85:107:00
413.95:097:01
513.95:077:02
613.95:067:03
714.05:057:04
814.05:047:05
914.15:027:06
1014.15:017:07
1114.15:007:08
1214.24:597:09
1314.24:587:10
1414.24:577:11
1514.34:567:12
1614.34:557:13
1714.34:547:14
1814.44:537:15
1914.44:527:16
2014.44:517:17
2114.54:507:18
2214.54:497:19
2314.54:497:20
2414.64:487:21
2514.64:477:22
2614.64:467:23
2714.64:467:24
2814.74:457:25
2914.74:457:26
3014.74:447:26
3114.74:437:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sabaudia

In seasonPeak

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

Sabaudia's rainy season runs September–March, 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 Sabaudia?

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 Sabaudia for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabaudia in May

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

In May, Sabaudia sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sabaudia 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 4 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Sabaudia 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 Sabaudia peaks around July 16 at about 10 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sabaudia?

Sabaudia sits at 41.3°N, 13.0°E, 17 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Terracina, 18 km away.

Topography around Sabaudia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabaudia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Sabaudia is covered by trees (34%), water (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (53%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Terracina 18 km · Latina 21 km · Sezze 22 km · Fondi 34 km · Nettuno 35 km · Cisterna di Latina 36 km · Anzio 38 km · Aprilia 45 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 Sabaudia (41.3002°, 13.0282°, elevation 17 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).