San Giovanni in Persiceto weather in May

In May, San Giovanni in Persiceto sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 San Giovanni in Persiceto's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Giovanni in Persiceto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:53 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

San Giovanni in Persiceto 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in San Giovanni in Persiceto reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
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22212
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42213
52213
62313
72313
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312716

How May really feels in San Giovanni in Persiceto

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 Persiceto weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4271.191.5
Feb10° / 537.21.310.12.6
Mar15° / 557.70.511.65.0
Apr19° / 7310.7013.26.1
May24° / 14°7610.2014.66.9
Jun29° / 19°648.4015.35.9
Jul32° / 21°587.50154.6
Aug31° / 21°588.4013.94.8
Sep26° / 16°728.6012.37.0
Oct20° / 12°718.5010.76.5
Nov13° / 799.40.29.43.8
Dec / 587.918.71.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84951
94951
105050
114951
125050
135050
145149
155248
165347
175446
185545
195644
205743
215842
225941
236040
246040
256040
266139
276139
286139
296139
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Giovanni in Persiceto gets around 76 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
637
737
836
935
1034
1134
1233
1332
1432
1531
1631
1731
1831
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3032
3132

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811720
2791920
3782020
4762130
5752230
6742330
7732430
8732430
9712540
10712540
11712540
12702640
13702640
14692740
15682750
16682750
17682750
18662860
19662860
20652870
21652870
22632881
23622891
246128101
255929111
265829121
275530132
285231152
295131162
304832182
314532202

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
177calm
187calm
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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 5:13 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:137:12
214.05:127:13
314.15:107:14
414.15:097:15
514.25:077:17
614.25:067:18
714.25:057:19
814.35:037:20
914.35:027:21
1014.45:017:23
1114.44:597:24
1214.54:587:25
1314.54:577:26
1414.54:567:27
1514.64:547:29
1614.64:537:30
1714.64:527:31
1814.74:517:32
1914.74:507:33
2014.84:497:34
2114.84:487:35
2214.84:477:36
2314.94:467:37
2414.94:457:38
2514.94:447:39
2614.94:447:40
2715.04:437:41
2815.04:427:42
2915.04:417:43
3015.14:417:44
3115.14:407:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

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

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Giovanni in Persiceto in May

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

In May, San Giovanni in Persiceto sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in San Giovanni in Persiceto in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — 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 Persiceto peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 12UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in San Giovanni in Persiceto 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 San Giovanni in Persiceto is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1628 µg/m³Sep 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Giovanni in Persiceto?

San Giovanni in Persiceto sits at 44.6°N, 11.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Castelfranco Emilia, 12 km away.

Topography around San Giovanni in Persiceto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Giovanni in Persiceto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,113 m.

The land around San Giovanni in Persiceto is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
2,113 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Castelfranco Emilia 12 km · Cento 13 km · Castel Maggiore 16 km · Zola Predosa 17 km · Casalecchio di Reno 19 km · Bologna 20 km · Modena 21 km · Vignola 22 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 Persiceto (44.6384°, 11.1842°, elevation 21 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).