Italy

Milan in May

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

May weather in Milan

May in Milan averages daily highs of 23°C and lows of 14°C, with 11 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 15 of 31 days.

Daily high
23°C average
Overnight low
14°C average
Rain days
15 of 31 days with at least 1 mm (49% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
11 hours a day
Daylight
15 hours calculated day length

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Milan in May

May in Milan: average highs of 23°C, lows of 14°C and 11 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

May in Milan, Italy, brings average daily highs of 23°C and overnight lows of 14°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Pack clothes you can layer as conditions change. The average leaves room for both warmer and cooler days, so a flexible walking plan is more useful than deciding every outdoor stop before you arrive.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 15 of 31 days on average, a daily chance of 49%. Give wet-weather alternatives a proper place in the itinerary. Arrange outdoor plans so you can move them between days, and pack a rain layer rather than relying on a completely dry run of weather.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 15 hours. Sunshine averages 11 hours a day. The longer daylight window gives you more choice about when to be outside; it does not mean every part of the day will be sunny. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For a culture-focused visit, group the places you want to see into manageable areas, with time between stops. Check each venue's opening dates before fixing the order. If food is a reason for the trip, leave time around meals rather than filling every gap with another journey. Check the places you choose for current opening hours.

June has an average daily high of 29°C, 6°C higher than May. Its historical rain-day chance is 36%, compared with 49% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in May, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.