San Miniato weather in May

In May, San Miniato sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 74 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Miniato's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Miniato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:57 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

San Miniato 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in San Miniato reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32011
42011
52011
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112111
122112
132112
142212
152212
162212
172212
182212
192212
202212
212313
222313
232313
242313
252313
262313
272313
282414
292414
302414
312414

How May really feels in San Miniato

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 Miniato weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 739.20.89.12.1
Feb11° / 779.20.910.22.7
Mar14° / 769.60.311.64.4
Apr18° / 8511.5013.25.5
May22° / 12°7410.2014.56.7
Jun26° / 16°517.8015.27.3
Jul29° / 18°335.5014.96.6
Aug29° / 18°396013.86.4
Sep25° / 15°989.2012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°13712.2010.86.0
Nov14° / 14312.50.19.53.8
Dec10° / 10410.90.58.82.3

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75149
85248
95248
105248
115347
125347
135446
145545
155545
165644
175743
185842
195842
205941
216139
226139
236238
246238
256238
266436
276436
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Miniato gets around 74 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 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
538
638
737
837
936
1036
1135
1235
1334
1434
1533
1633
1732
1832
1931
2031
2130
2230
2329
2429
2529
2628
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
283170
381190
480200
578220
676240
775250
872271
971281
1070291
1168311
1267321
1366322
1465332
1564342
1662353
1761363
1860364
1958375
2058375
2156386
2255387
2354388
24513910
25494011
26474112
27454114
28424216
29404318
30374320
31354322

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:177:11
214.05:157:12
314.05:147:13
414.05:127:15
514.15:117:16
614.15:107:17
714.25:087:18
814.25:077:19
914.25:067:20
1014.35:047:22
1114.35:037:23
1214.45:027:24
1314.45:017:25
1414.45:007:26
1514.54:587:27
1614.54:577:28
1714.64:567:29
1814.64:557:31
1914.64:547:32
2014.74:537:33
2114.74:527:34
2214.74:517:35
2314.84:507:36
2414.84:507:37
2514.84:497:38
2614.84:487:39
2714.94:477:40
2814.94:477:41
2914.94:467:42
3015.04:457:42
3115.04:457:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
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 Miniato?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit San Miniato for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Miniato in May

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

In May, San Miniato sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near San Miniato 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 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 22 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in San Miniato 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 Miniato peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Miniato?

San Miniato sits at 43.7°N, 10.8°E, 140 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is San Miniato Basso, 2.0 km away.

Topography around San Miniato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Miniato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.

The land around San Miniato is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
566 m
80 km
2,129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: San Miniato Basso 2.0 km · Empoli 9.0 km · Pontedera 18 km · Montecatini-Terme 23 km · Cascina 24 km · Campi Bisenzio 28 km · Scandicci 28 km · Pistoia 29 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 Miniato (43.6795°, 10.8498°, elevation 140 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).