Catania Weather in May
Catania in May
The short of it: Catania in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 14 h 10 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 14° · rain 18 mm · daylight 14 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
May in Catania brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 14°, with about 18 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 25°, with nights near 14°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 10 min in mid-May, 63 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, Catania runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Misterbianco, 6 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Catania, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MisterbiancoSicily | 6 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 22 mm |
| Sant'Agata Li BattiatiSicily | 7 km N | 23° | 13° | 23 mm |
| Gravina di CataniaSicily | 8 km N | 23° | 13° | 23 mm |
| Tremestieri EtneoSicily | 8 km N | 23° | 13° | 23 mm |
| MascaluciaSicily | 9 km NNW | 23° | 13° | 23 mm |
| Motta Sant'AnastasiaSicily | 9 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 21 mm |
| San Giovanni la PuntaSicily | 10 km NNE | 23° | 14° | 22 mm |
| Aci CastelloSicily | 10 km NE | 24° | 14° | 20 mm |