Corfu Weather in May
Corfu in May
The short of it: Corfu in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 15° · rain 39 mm · daylight 14 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Corfu an average May high of 25°, a low of 15° and some 39 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 25°, with nights near 15°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 20 min in mid-May, 68 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Corfu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Alepoú, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Corfu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlepoúIonian Islands | 2 km WSW | 25° | 15° | 39 mm |
| KanáliIonian Islands | 3 km SW | 25° | 15° | 39 mm |
| PotamósIonian Islands | 4 km W | 25° | 15° | 39 mm |
| PeramaIonian Islands | 5 km S | 24° | 14° | 40 mm |
| VirósIonian Islands | 6 km SW | 25° | 15° | 39 mm |
| KontokáliIonian Islands | 6 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 41 mm |
| KynopiástesIonian Islands | 7 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 40 mm |
| Káto KorakiánaIonian Islands | 11 km NW | 24° | 14° | 45 mm |