Vibo Valentia weather in May

In May, Vibo Valentia sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Vibo Valentia's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vibo Valentia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:49 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vibo Valentia reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Vibo Valentia 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° / 10°12013.49.63.2
Feb12° / 10°10812.210.53.1
Mar13° / 11°9611.211.73.9
Apr16° / 13°7410.9134.9
May19° / 16°426.814.16.8
Jun23° / 20°284.814.78.2
Jul25° / 23°153.514.48.8
Aug26° / 23°173.413.58.6
Sep24° / 21°648.612.37.6
Oct21° / 18°859.7116.7
Nov17° / 15°11812.59.95.3
Dec14° / 12°14214.29.33.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37327
47426
57426
67624
77624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vibo Valentia gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.8 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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426
525
624
724
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1122
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1723
1823
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2123
2223
2322
2422
2522
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021
3120

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1603820
2584020
3554320
4524530
5504730
6484840
7465050
8445060
9425170
10405280
11395290
123753100
133553120
143354130
153253150
163053170
172853190
182752210
192551231
202450251
212350271
222149291
232048302
241947322
251846343
261645363
271544374
281443395
291342406
301240417
311139428

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 5:05 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:056:41
213.65:046:42
313.75:036:43
413.75:016:43
513.75:006:44
613.84:596:45
713.84:586:46
813.84:576:47
913.94:566:48
1013.94:556:49
1113.94:546:50
1214.04:536:51
1314.04:526:52
1414.04:516:53
1514.14:506:54
1614.14:496:55
1714.14:486:56
1814.24:476:57
1914.24:466:58
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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 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in June 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
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Vibo Valentia

In seasonPeak

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

Vibo Valentia's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Vibo Valentia?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vibo Valentia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vibo Valentia in May

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

In May, Vibo Valentia sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Vibo Valentia 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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 11 — about 5.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vibo Valentia 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 Vibo Valentia peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — 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
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Vibo Valentia 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 Vibo Valentia is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vibo Valentia's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1916 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vibo Valentia?

Vibo Valentia sits at 38.7°N, 16.1°E, 476 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Gioia Tauro, 33 km away.

Cosenza

Topography around Vibo Valentia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vibo Valentia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,929 m.

The land around Vibo Valentia is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
539 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
1,929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gioia Tauro 33 km · Sambiase 36 km · Lamezia Terme 37 km · Nicastro 38 km · Palmi 41 km · Siderno 48 km · Catanzaro 49 km · Cosenza 70 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 Vibo Valentia (38.6762°, 16.1009°, elevation 476 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. 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).