Palermo weather in May (Sicily, Italy)

How is May weather typically in Palermo? This guide provides the necessary weather information for your travel plans.

Temperatures

You’ll find the weather in Palermo during May to be perfect, with high temperatures and low rainfall. Daytime temperatures are expected to be around 23°C, cooling off to about 16°C at night.

Precipitation

Palermo in May usually receives low rainfall, averaging around 29 mm for the month. According to historical climate patterns, there are usually around 5 days days of rain.

Average sunshine

The city usually sees around 288 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

If you're inclined towards comfortable temperatures and drier conditions, May is a prime time to visit Palermo. May, June, July, August, September, October and November typically offer the best circumstances. While January, February, March and December tend to showcase less optimal conditions.

For an in-depth look at the yearly conditions, visit our specialized Palermo climate page with graphs.

 

Palermo, monthly averages in May

Min Temperature 16°C  

Max Temperature 23°C  

Water Temperature 17°C  

Chance of Rain 18%  

Precipitation 29 mm  

Rainy days 5 days  

Humidity 72%  

Sunshine 288 hours  

Percentage Sunshine  

Where to go in Italy in May

Find out more about the weather in Italy and which places have the best travel conditions in this month.

Weather conditions Weather

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

So, what should you wear in this month?

For visitors traveling to Palermo, we recommend wearing layers. So maybe a skirt, t-shirt, shorts for during the day and jeans and a warm jacket for some days and evenings. With a water temperature of around 17°C there is no need to bring your swimwear.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do.

Cycling

10/10

Walking

10/10

Barbeque

9/10

Camping

10/10

Outdoor sports

10/10

Interested in more climate information?

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