Piraeus Weather in May
Piraeus in May
The short of it: Piraeus in May averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 20 mm (0.79 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 16° · rain 20 mm · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Piraeus an average May high of 25°, a low of 16° and some 20 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 25°, with nights near 16°. Rain is modest, about 20 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-May, 64 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; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Piraeus runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Níkaia, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Piraeus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NíkaiaAttica | 3 km N | 25° | 16° | 21 mm |
| MoskhátonAttica | 3 km ENE | 26° | 16° | 20 mm |
| Agios Ioannis RentisAttica | 3 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 21 mm |
| KeratsíniAttica | 3 km NW | 25° | 15° | 22 mm |
| KorydallósAttica | 5 km N | 25° | 16° | 21 mm |
| KallithéaAttica | 5 km E | 26° | 16° | 20 mm |
| TávrosAttica | 5 km NE | 26° | 16° | 20 mm |
| Palaió FáliroAttica | 5 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 20 mm |