🇮🇹 Weather in Taormina in May
This is what the weather in Taormina (Sicily, Italy) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
22.1 °C
18.9 °C – 24.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
13.8 °C
11.6 °C – 14.6 °C
Avg. rain days in period
6.3
20 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
47.7 mm
3.3 mm – 243 mm
Avg. cloud cover
39 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
18.2 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 33.0 °C (31 May 2022) · Lowest temperature 8.5 °C (6 May 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 19 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 139Sunny
- 75Partly cloudy
- 33Cloudy
- 44Light rain
- 19Rain
Summary
- On average 22.1 °C during the day and 13.8 °C at night.
- On average 6.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 47.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 18.2 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 24.1 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 18.9 °C).
- Wettest year: 2025 (243 mm), driest: 2017 (3.3 mm).
- Extremes: 33.0 °C on 31 May 2022 and 8.5 °C on 6 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. max21.0°Avg. min13.8°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 11.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 38 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.3 °C
Max 26.3 °C · Min 9.2 °C
2025
Avg. max22.6°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 243 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.9 °C
Max 28.6 °C · Min 11.6 °C
2024
Avg. max24.1°Avg. min14.6°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 24.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 40 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.5 °C
Max 29.9 °C · Min 10.1 °C
2023
Avg. max20.4°Avg. min13.6°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 90.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 56 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.8 °C
Max 24.3 °C · Min 11.0 °C
2022
Avg. max23.3°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 32.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 28 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.7 °C
Max 33.0 °C · Min 9.5 °C
2021
Avg. max22.2°Avg. min13.4°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 38 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.1 °C
Max 28.5 °C · Min 11.7 °C
2020
Avg. max23.5°Avg. min14.6°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 9.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 40 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.2 °C
Max 30.9 °C · Min 11.5 °C
2019
Avg. max18.9°Avg. min11.6°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 50 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.8 °C
Max 22.9 °C · Min 8.5 °C
2018
Avg. max22.0°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 15.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 34 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.2 °C
Max 27.9 °C · Min 11.2 °C
2017
Avg. max22.6°Avg. min13.9°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 3.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 32 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.4 °C
Max 30.6 °C · Min 10.1 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Taormina in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 22.1 °C, night-time lows 13.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 33.0 °C (31 May 2022), the lowest 8.5 °C (6 May 2019).
- How often does it rain in Taormina in May?
- On average there were 6.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 47.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Taormina in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 18.2 °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 (37.840, 15.320)
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