Is Rome hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 23.3°C, while nights average 12.7°C.
Italy · 1991–2020 normal
Rome in
May.
Typical May weather in Rome: 23.3°C by day, 12.7°C at night, 60 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high23.3°C
Typical low12.7°C
Rain60 mm
Wet days5.9
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 87 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 14 h 32 from latitude 41.89°. Open-water sea temperature is 18.4°C (32 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Rome like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 60 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 14 h 32 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3169070
- NOAA station
- IT000016239 · ROMA CIAMPINO
- Station distance
- 13.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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