San Severo weather in May

In May, San Severo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is San Severo's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Severo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:44 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

San Severo is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Severo 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)
12212
22212
32212
42213
52213
62313
72313
82313
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102313
112314
122414
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312716

San Severo 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
Jan12° / 589.70.69.33.0
Feb12° / 519.90.610.33.3
Mar15° / 579.90.311.74.8
Apr19° / 10°599.5013.16.3
May24° / 14°457.5014.37.5
Jun29° / 19°335.60156.4
Jul31° / 21°274.5014.75.3
Aug31° / 21°315.1013.75.3
Sep27° / 17°548.1012.37.0
Oct22° / 13°557.8010.97.2
Nov17° / 658.809.65.5
Dec13° / 6210.20.393.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35941
45941
56040
66040
76238
86238
96337
106238
116238
126337
136337
146337
156337
166436
176436
186436
196436
206535
216535
226634
236733
246832
256832
266931
276931
286931
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Severo gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
427
527
626
726
825
925
1025
1124
1224
1324
1424
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39181
49091
589101
688111
787121
886131
985141
1083152
1182162
1282162
1381172
1481172
1580182
1679192
1778193
1877203
1977203
2076213
2176213
2274224
2374224
2474224
2572235
2672235
2771245
2870246
2969256
3067267
3167267

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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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 48 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 5:02 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:026:49
213.85:016:50
313.95:006:51
413.94:586:52
513.94:576:53
614.04:566:54
714.04:556:55
814.14:536:57
914.14:526:58
1014.14:516:59
1114.24:507:00
1214.24:497:01
1314.24:487:02
1414.34:477:03
1514.34:457:04
1614.34:447:05
1714.44:437:06
1814.44:437:07
1914.44:427:08
2014.54:417:09
2114.54:407:10
2214.54:397:11
2314.64:387:12
2414.64:377:13
2514.64:377:14
2614.64:367:15
2714.74:357:16
2814.74:357:16
2914.74:347:17
3014.74:337:18
3114.84:337:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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186.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Severo?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit San Severo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Severo in May

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

In May, San Severo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Severo 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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 16 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in San Severo 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 Severo peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Severo?

San Severo sits at 41.7°N, 15.4°E, 86 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Torremaggiore, 7.0 km away.

Topography around San Severo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Severo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around San Severo is covered by cropland (46%), trees (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), water (32%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Torremaggiore 7.0 km · Lucera 20 km · San Nicandro Garganico 23 km · San Giovanni Rotondo 29 km · Foggia 29 km · Manfredonia 45 km · Termoli 47 km · Orta Nova 48 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 Severo (41.6856°, 15.3815°, elevation 86 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).