Vittoria weather in May

In May, Vittoria sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vittoria's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vittoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:59 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Vittoria 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vittoria reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°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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Vittoria 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
Jan13° / 648.29.84.0
Feb13° / 547.710.64.0
Mar15° / 10°457.411.74.9
Apr17° / 12°326.312.96.3
May21° / 15°163.513.97.9
Jun25° / 19°101.814.58.9
Jul27° / 22°30.714.38.9
Aug28° / 22°91.813.48.2
Sep25° / 20°335.512.38.1
Oct22° / 17°557.1117.4
Nov18° / 13°659.2106.1
Dec15° / 10°628.69.54.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37822
47921
57921
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
117921
127921
137822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vittoria gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
414
514
613
713
812
912
1012
1111
1211
1311
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1510
1610
1711
1811
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2011
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2510
2610
279
289
299
309
318

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
283170
382180
480200
579210
678220
777230
875250
974260
1073270
1171290
1270300
1368320
1467330
1564351
1662371
1760391
1857412
1955432
2052453
2150473
2248484
2345505
2443516
2541527
2639538
2736559
28345610
29325612
30295813
31275815

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:146:44
213.55:136:45
313.65:126:46
413.65:116:47
513.65:106:48
613.75:096:48
713.75:086:49
813.75:066:50
913.85:056:51
1013.85:046:52
1113.85:046:53
1213.95:036:54
1313.95:026:55
1413.95:016:56
1513.95:006:56
1614.04:596:57
1714.04:586:58
1814.04:576:59
1914.14:577:00
2014.14:567:01
2114.14:557:01
2214.14:557:02
2314.24:547:03
2414.24:537:04
2514.24:537:05
2614.24:527:05
2714.24:527:06
2814.34:517:07
2914.34:507:08
3014.34:507:08
3114.34:507:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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46.6Intense
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317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vittoria?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Vittoria for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Vittoria in May

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

In May, Vittoria sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Vittoria 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 15 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vittoria in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vittoria peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vittoria?

Vittoria sits at 37.0°N, 14.5°E, 168 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Comiso, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Vittoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vittoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Vittoria is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
784 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Comiso 7.0 km · Ragusa 18 km · Modica 23 km · Scicli 24 km · Niscemi 25 km · Gela 29 km · Caltagirone 32 km · Pozzallo 38 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 Vittoria (36.9515°, 14.5279°, elevation 168 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).