🇮🇹 Weather in Sorrento in May
This is what the weather in Sorrento (Campania, Italy) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
19.9 °C
17.5 °C – 20.6 °C
Avg. night-time low
17.7 °C
15.6 °C – 18.4 °C
Avg. rain days in period
7.6
25 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
43.9 mm
4.8 mm – 101 mm
Avg. cloud cover
44 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
19.1 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 25.6 °C (16 May 2020) · Lowest temperature 12.9 °C (7 May 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 115Sunny
- 89Partly cloudy
- 30Cloudy
- 52Light rain
- 24Rain
Summary
- On average 19.9 °C during the day and 17.7 °C at night.
- On average 7.6 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 43.9 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 19.1 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 20.6 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 17.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2019 (101 mm), driest: 2017 (4.8 mm).
- Extremes: 25.6 °C on 16 May 2020 and 12.9 °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
Avg. max20.5°Avg. min18.0°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 11.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.3 °C
Max 25.2 °C · Min 13.9 °C
2025
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min18.0°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 78.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.6 °C
Max 23.4 °C · Min 16.4 °C
2024
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min18.4°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 23.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 46 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.3 °C
Max 22.9 °C · Min 15.6 °C
2023
Avg. max19.8°Avg. min17.5°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 86.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 57 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.9 °C
Max 24.4 °C · Min 15.0 °C
2022
Avg. max20.6°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 18.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.4 °C
Max 25.5 °C · Min 14.7 °C
2021
Avg. max19.3°Avg. min17.3°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 15.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.8 °C
Max 22.0 °C · Min 14.7 °C
2020
Avg. max20.6°Avg. min17.9°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 24.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 48 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.0 °C
Max 25.6 °C · Min 15.4 °C
2019
Avg. max17.5°Avg. min15.6°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 101 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.6 °C
Max 19.9 °C · Min 12.9 °C
2018
Avg. max20.2°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 75.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.2 °C
Max 24.5 °C · Min 15.4 °C
2017
Avg. max20.2°Avg. min17.9°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 30 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.4 °C
Max 24.1 °C · Min 15.2 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Sorrento in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 19.9 °C, night-time lows 17.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 25.6 °C (16 May 2020), the lowest 12.9 °C (7 May 2019).
- How often does it rain in Sorrento in May?
- On average there were 7.6 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 43.9 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Sorrento in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 19.1 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 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. 3 km from the location (40.650, 14.370)
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