Terracina weather in May

In May, Terracina sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.2 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 52% 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 Terracina's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Terracina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:54 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Terracina 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 Terracina reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Terracina 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° / 10210.59.43.1
Feb12° / 9710.310.33.2
Mar14° / 919.311.74.1
Apr16° / 12°781013.15.1
May20° / 15°527.214.36.9
Jun24° / 19°25414.98.3
Jul26° / 22°142.714.78.6
Aug27° / 22°192.613.78.4
Sep24° / 20°978.412.37.4
Oct20° / 16°14310.710.96.4
Nov16° / 13°201149.74.8
Dec13° / 10°14512.59.13.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36337
46337
56436
66535
76634
86733
96733
106832
116931
126931
136931
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
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217228
227228
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267327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Terracina gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
431
530
630
729
828
927
1026
1125
1224
1324
1423
1522
1622
1721
1821
1921
2020
2120
2220
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2918
3018
3118

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1574120
2544330
3514540
4494750
5464860
6435070
7415180
8395290
93752110
103553120
113453130
123253150
133153160
143052180
152853190
162752210
172650231
182549251
192448271
202446292
212345312
222243332
232142343
242040363
251939384
261838404
271737425
281635436
291534457
301433468
311331479

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
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1911calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 5:12 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:126:57
213.85:106:58
313.85:096:59
413.95:087:00
513.95:067:01
613.95:057:02
714.05:047:03
814.05:037:04
914.15:027:05
1014.15:007:06
1114.14:597:07
1214.24:587:08
1314.24:577:09
1414.24:567:11
1514.34:557:12
1614.34:547:13
1714.34:537:14
1814.44:527:15
1914.44:517:16
2014.44:507:16
2114.54:497:17
2214.54:497:18
2314.54:487:19
2414.64:477:20
2514.64:467:21
2614.64:467:22
2714.64:457:23
2814.74:447:24
2914.74:447:25
3014.74:437:25
3114.74:437:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Terracina

In seasonPeak

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

Terracina'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 Terracina?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Terracina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Terracina in May

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

In May, Terracina sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Terracina 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 21 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
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Terracina 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 Terracina 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 Terracina?

Terracina sits at 41.3°N, 13.2°E, 22 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Fondi, 17 km away.

Topography around Terracina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Terracina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,233 m.

The land around Terracina is covered by water (40%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
389 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
2,233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Fondi 17 km · Sabaudia 18 km · Sezze 28 km · Gaeta 29 km · Formia 31 km · Latina 34 km · Frosinone 40 km · Minturno 42 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 Terracina (41.2917°, 13.2436°, elevation 22 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).