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🇮🇹 Weather in Olbia in May

This is what the weather in Olbia (Sardinia, Italy) was like in May in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

23.0 °C

19.9 °C – 25.5 °C

Avg. night-time low

14.0 °C

11.5 °C – 15.3 °C

Avg. rain days in period

5.3

17 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

35.3 mm

1.5 mm – 117 mm

Avg. cloud cover

50 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

17.9 °C

Sea point approx. 10 km from the location

Extremes: Highest temperature 33.9 °C (23 May 2022) · Lowest temperature 7.7 °C (7 May 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 22 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 100Sunny
  • 104Partly cloudy
  • 53Cloudy
  • 31Light rain
  • 22Rain

Summary

  • On average 23.0 °C during the day and 14.0 °C at night.
  • On average 5.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 35.3 mm of precipitation in total.
  • In 1 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
  • The sea averaged 17.9 °C.
  • Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
  • Warmest year: 2022 (avg. 25.5 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 19.9 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2018 (117 mm), driest: 2017 (1.5 mm).
  • Extremes: 33.9 °C on 23 May 2022 and 7.7 °C on 7 May 2019.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

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Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Sunny
    Avg. max23.5°Avg. min14.9°
    Rain days
    5 Rain days
    Precipitation
    15.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    45 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.4 °C

    Max 29.9 °C · Min 11.5 °C

  • 2025

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max24.0°Avg. min14.5°
    Rain days
    1 Rain days
    Precipitation
    8.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    44 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.7 °C

    Max 30.5 °C · Min 11.7 °C

  • 2024

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max23.7°Avg. min14.6°
    Rain days
    4 Rain days
    Precipitation
    35.1 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    53 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.0 °C

    Max 27.8 °C · Min 11.7 °C

  • 2023

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max22.1°Avg. min14.0°
    Rain days
    7 Rain days
    Precipitation
    48.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    62 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    17.8 °C

    Max 26.6 °C · Min 11.1 °C

  • 2022

    Sunny
    Avg. max25.5°Avg. min15.3°
    Rain days
    6 Rain days
    Precipitation
    38.8 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    40 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.8 °C

    Max 33.9 °C · Min 11.3 °C

  • 2021

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max22.0°Avg. min12.7°
    Rain days
    4 Rain days
    Precipitation
    28.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    50 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    16.4 °C

    Max 29.3 °C · Min 9.8 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max23.4°Avg. min14.4°
    Rain days
    5 Rain days
    Precipitation
    34.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    46 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.0 °C

    Max 28.2 °C · Min 12.0 °C

  • 2019

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max19.9°Avg. min11.5°
    Rain days
    6 Rain days
    Precipitation
    27.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    60 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    16.2 °C

    Max 25.5 °C · Min 7.7 °C

  • 2018

    Light rain
    Avg. max21.9°Avg. min14.1°
    Rain days
    15 Rain days
    Precipitation
    117 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    61 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.5 °C

    Max 27.9 °C · Min 10.7 °C

  • 2017

    Sunny
    Avg. max23.7°Avg. min13.9°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    1.5 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    33 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    18.1 °C

    Max 28.2 °C · Min 9.6 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Olbia in May?
Daytime highs averaged 23.0 °C, night-time lows 14.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 33.9 °C (23 May 2022), the lowest 7.7 °C (7 May 2019).
How often does it rain in Olbia in May?
On average there were 5.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 35.3 mm of precipitation in total. In 1 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
How warm is the sea in Olbia in May?
The sea temperature averaged 17.9 °C (open-sea point approx. 10 km from the town).

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
Sea point approx. 10 km from the location (40.950, 9.610)
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