San Giovanni in Fiore weather in May

In May, San Giovanni in Fiore sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 41% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Giovanni in Fiore's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Giovanni in Fiore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

San Giovanni in Fiore 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 San Giovanni in Fiore reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in San Giovanni in Fiore

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.

San Giovanni in Fiore 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 9812.43.39.62.0
Feb10° / 102134.210.52.1
Mar13° / 10713.62.911.73.2
Apr16° / 9413.80.5134.4
May20° / 11°7911.4014.16.2
Jun24° / 15°658.8014.77.5
Jul27° / 18°496.9014.57.8
Aug27° / 18°487.8013.57.5
Sep23° / 15°10912.5012.36.7
Oct19° / 11°12412.30115.9
Nov15° / 11613.10.49.84.1
Dec11° / 11013.32.19.32.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25941
36040
46139
56238
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Giovanni in Fiore gets around 79 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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737
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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310000
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510000
610000
79910
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 5:02 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:026:39
213.75:006:40
313.74:596:41
413.74:586:42
513.84:576:43
613.84:566:44
713.84:546:45
813.94:536:46
913.94:526:47
1013.94:516:48
1114.04:506:49
1214.04:496:50
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Giovanni in Fiore?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Giovanni in Fiore for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Giovanni in Fiore in May

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

In May, San Giovanni in Fiore sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near San Giovanni in Fiore 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 at the nearest coast (about 39 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 Jun 1 to Nov 3 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in San Giovanni in Fiore 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 San Giovanni in Fiore peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (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
Mar5High
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Giovanni in Fiore?

San Giovanni in Fiore sits at 39.3°N, 16.7°E, 1,049 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cosenza, 39 km away.

Topography around San Giovanni in Fiore

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Giovanni in Fiore.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Giovanni in Fiore has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 1,042 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,798 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,951 m.

The land around San Giovanni in Fiore is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
657 m
16 km
1,798 m
80 km
1,951 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cosenza 39 km · Rossano Stazione 39 km · Quattromiglia 41 km · Crotone 42 km · Catanzaro 42 km · Corigliano Scalo 44 km · Nicastro 46 km · Lamezia Terme 47 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 San Giovanni in Fiore (39.2545°, 16.697°, elevation 1,049 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).