Early May 1 May
70°F
Typical afternoon high
34% historical wet-day frequency
Italy · Countryside
Umbria
in May.
Is May a good time?
Warm days.
More overnight stays than April.
May averages 73°F afternoons, with about 7 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 73°F
- Rain days
- 7
- Visitor demand
- 59%of August peak
Historical Umbria regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Perugia, Assisi and Orvieto; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
7.9/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#2 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather9.3/10Excellent
CrowdsModerate seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, busier than most of Europe this month
CostPriceyfor Europe; Italy-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your May
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 73°F (23°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 51°F (10°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 15 hours of daylight. About 7 rain days in a typical May.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 15 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 05:48 and sets about 20:25 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 51°F (10°C); afternoons reach about 73°F (23°C). Expect rain on about 7 days in a typical May.
Typical afternoon
73°F (23°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Mays
Night low
51°F (10°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 37m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late May?
Late May is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 70°F on the 1st, versus 78°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 34% to 22% between those dates.
Mid May 15 May
73°F
Typical afternoon high
30% historical wet-day frequency
Late May 31 May
78°F
Typical afternoon high
22% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 1 May Labour Day.
Daily calendar & holiday datesMay 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
May 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 170° | 271° | |||||
| 371° | 471° | 571° | 672° | 772° | 872° | 972° |
| 1072° | 1172° | 1272° | 1373° | 1473° | 1573° | 1673° |
| 1773° | 1874° | 1974° | 2074° | 2174° | 2274° | 2375° |
| 2475° | 2576° | 2676° | 2776° | 2877° | 2978° | 3078° |
| 3178° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 71°F (22°C) in the first week to 77°F (25°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 22–34%.
No school holidays here in May 2027. Public holidays: 1 May Labour Day. Elsewhere in May 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 13%, Greece 29%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Moderate season. May averages 59% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than April.
Overnight stays across Umbria do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, busier than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
About usual. The regional index has no room-rate baseline in euros.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Italy as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 107 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
The hotel-season index is regional (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region); the country price level is national. Neither is a room quote.
Year-to-year variation
How much does May vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 67°F (19°C) and 80°F (27°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 73°F (23°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 17; half the years had 6–15.
Rain days in each May
Rain days
7
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 16 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
8 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no May in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
26 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded MayHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 75°F | 4 |
| 2012 | 73°F | 7 |
| 2013 | 70°F | 17 |
| 2014 | 71°F | 6 |
| 2015 | 76°F | 4 |
| 2016 | 71°F | 13 |
| 2017 | 76°F | 6 |
| 2018 | 74°F | 15 |
| 2019 | 67°F | 15 |
| 2020 | 76°F | 6 |
| 2021 | 73°F | 6 |
| 2022 | 80°F | 4 |
| 2023 | 72°F | 17 |
| 2024 | 74°F | 11 |
| 2025 | 73°F | 8 |
Checked against official climate averages for Perugia Sant'Egidio. How we check
Compare dates
April, May
or June?
| Typical conditions | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 67°F | 73°F | 85°F |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Overnight demand | 53% | 59% | 63% |
April: Cooler afternoons than May. April guide →
June: Warmer afternoons than May. June guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with May Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. May stays as your reference.
No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than May.
Your comparison
May or April?
Overnight stays are 53% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel-price season: about usual. There is no room-rate baseline in euros.
Read the April guide →| Typical conditions | May | April |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 73°F | 67°F |
| Nights | 51°F | 45°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 8 |
| Visitor season | Moderate season | Moderate season |
| Overall / 10 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Month rank | #2 | #3 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0 | #9 | 51°F | 36°F | 9 | 5.6 | Low season |
| February | 7.2 | #7 | 54°F | 37°F | 9 | 5.9 | Low season |
| March | 7.4 | #6 | 60°F | 40°F | 10 | 6.8 | Low season |
| April | 7.7 | #3 | 67°F | 45°F | 8 | 8.5 | Moderate season |
| May | 7.9 | #2 | 73°F | 51°F | 7 | 9.3 | Moderate season |
| June | 7.4 | #5 | 85°F | 59°F | 6 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| July | 6.5 | #11 | 90°F | 64°F | 3 | 7.5 | Busy season |
| August | 5.9 | #12 | 90°F | 63°F | 5 | 7.4 | Peak season |
| September | 7.6 | #4 | 80°F | 58°F | 7 | 9.0 | Busy season |
| October | 8.0 | #1 | 70°F | 51°F | 10 | 9.1 | Moderate season |
| November | 7.1 | #8 | 59°F | 44°F | 11 | 6.5 | Moderate season |
| December | 6.9 | #10 | 53°F | 38°F | 8 | 6.0 | Moderate season |
Near here
Nearby places in May
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
MarcheItaly · about 40 miles
Balanced Overall 8.0 · Very good weather, 73°F (23°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Rome & LazioItaly · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 7.9 · Excellent weather, 74°F (23°C) · Steady all year · Cost pricey
TuscanyFlorence, Siena · Italy · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 8.0 · Excellent weather, 73°F (23°C) · Moderate season · Cost pricey
Bologna & Emilia-RomagnaItaly · about 130 miles
Balanced Overall 8.2 · Excellent weather, 75°F (24°C) · Moderate season · Cost pricey
Croatia's coastSplit, Dubrovnik · Croatia · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 7.6 · Very good weather, 72°F (22°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
As good as Umbria in May, but quieter
Umbria's weather ranks 8 of 117 countryside regions this month. Umbria already has excellent weather in May; these countryside regions outside Italy are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.
Southern TransdanubiaHungary · about 360 miles
Very good weather (8.8): about as warm, 3 more rain days, quieter for its season (low season), cheaper
Northern Albaniaabout 390 miles
Excellent weather (9.2): about as warm, 2 more rain days, quieter for its season (low season), cheaper
Central TransdanubiaHungary · about 400 miles
Very good weather (8.8): 2°F cooler afternoons, 2 more rain days, quieter for its season (moderate season), cheaper
Burgas & the southern Black Sea coastBulgaria · about 710 miles
Excellent weather (9.3): about as warm, 2 more rain days, quieter for its season (low season), cheaper
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's moderate season, 59% of the busiest month and 13% above its average month. That means about 23,000 overnight visitors on a typical May night across the region, 56% of them from Italy itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 4,200 more: 18 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 81 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Perugia Sant'Egidio from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows within 2°F (1.2°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 27 |
| Busiest month here | August · 45 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.6% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 79th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 56% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 18 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 3.1% |
| Regional hotel-price season | About usual (+2% vs this region's average month). Historical index from ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region; no euro room-rate baseline. |
| Population used | 851,000 |
| Statistical region | ITI2 · Umbria |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region). Full method · this region's data.