May is one of the warmer months of the year in Venice, with average highs near 28.3°C and lows around 23.3°C (mean 25.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 70 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Venice. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Venice was 2024 — when the month averaged 27.9°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 23.7°C. Typical May days reach 28.3°C with nights near 23.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Venice, averaging 70 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2018 with 301 mm, while the driest was 2000 at 15 mm.
Relative humidity in Venice during May averages 73%. The most humid May was 2018 at 82%, and the least humid was 2011 at 67%.
May receives about 6.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Venice. The sunniest May was 2021 at 7.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2018 at 5.6.
Average wind speed in Venice during May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May was 2007 at 3.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2003 and 2025 at 2.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.2°C | 25.7°C | 25.7°C | 26.1°C | 26.8°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg High | 27.9°C | 28.1°C | 28.4°C | 28.5°C | 29.1°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 22.5°C | 23.2°C | 23.1°C | 23.6°C | 24.4°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 55 mm | 64 mm | 52 mm | 100 mm | 84 mm | +30 mm |
May temperatures in Venice have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 15.9°C (1999) to a record high of 32.4°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 70 mm, with a wettest year of 301 mm.
A good time to visit Venice
May is a good time to visit Venice, with days averaging 28.3°C and nights around 23.3°C (mean 25.8°C, warmer than Venice's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. November and April are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.4°C | 27.5°C | 25.5°C | 31.3°C | 22.3°C | 78 mm | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2024 🔥 | 30.2°C | 27.9°C | 25.5°C | 32.4°C | 22.5°C | 49 mm | 77% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 2023 | 28.9°C | 26.4°C | 23.8°C | 31.1°C | 21.5°C | 91 mm | 72% | 3.1 m/s | 7 |
| 2022 | 29.0°C | 26.6°C | 24.2°C | 30.8°C | 20.5°C | 97 mm | 74% | 3.1 m/s | 7 |
| 2021 | 29.4°C | 26.6°C | 23.9°C | 30.7°C | 21.5°C | 21 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 27.9°C | 25.6°C | 23.3°C | 29.7°C | 18.6°C | 171 mm | 75% | 3.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 29.5°C | 26.9°C | 24.4°C | 32.0°C | 22.3°C | 93 mm | 75% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 2018 🌧️ | 26.9°C | 24.9°C | 22.9°C | 29.3°C | 20.5°C | 301 mm | 82% | 3.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 28.6°C | 26.2°C | 23.8°C | 31.4°C | 19.8°C | 68 mm | 73% | 3.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2016 | 27.8°C | 25.6°C | 23.3°C | 29.7°C | 19.4°C | 150 mm | 73% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 2015 | 29.3°C | 26.6°C | 23.9°C | 31.3°C | 20.1°C | 67 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2014 | 28.5°C | 25.8°C | 23.1°C | 30.1°C | 19.9°C | 96 mm | 74% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 27.5°C | 25.0°C | 22.5°C | 30.8°C | 20.0°C | 63 mm | 71% | 3.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 28.8°C | 26.4°C | 24.1°C | 31.5°C | 22.3°C | 88 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2011 | 29.2°C | 26.5°C | 23.8°C | 32.1°C | 21.1°C | 30 mm | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2010 | 28.9°C | 26.6°C | 24.2°C | 31.2°C | 22.9°C | 46 mm | 75% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 2009 | 27.7°C | 25.6°C | 23.6°C | 29.7°C | 21.0°C | 152 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2008 | 28.6°C | 26.0°C | 23.4°C | 31.7°C | 19.3°C | 26 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2007 | 28.1°C | 25.1°C | 22.2°C | 29.8°C | 18.8°C | 25 mm | 70% | 3.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 27.9°C | 25.4°C | 22.9°C | 31.2°C | 19.5°C | 35 mm | 71% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 27.1°C | 24.8°C | 22.6°C | 30.1°C | 17.9°C | 104 mm | 78% | 3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 28.6°C | 25.8°C | 22.9°C | 30.9°C | 19.7°C | 24 mm | 71% | 3.1 m/s | 7 |
| 2003 | 28.9°C | 26.8°C | 24.6°C | 30.2°C | 21.8°C | 62 mm | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2002 | 29.7°C | 26.6°C | 23.6°C | 32.0°C | 20.4°C | 49 mm | 71% | 3.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2001 | 27.7°C | 24.8°C | 21.9°C | 30.1°C | 19.3°C | 25 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 29.2°C | 26.4°C | 23.6°C | 31.8°C | 19.6°C | 15 mm | 68% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 27.9°C | 25.4°C | 22.8°C | 30.1°C | 15.9°C | 46 mm | 73% | 3.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1998 | 28.1°C | 25.6°C | 23.1°C | 30.4°C | 20.6°C | 42 mm | 76% | 2.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1997 | 28.0°C | 25.6°C | 23.3°C | 30.1°C | 18.6°C | 76 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 28.6°C | 26.1°C | 23.5°C | 30.1°C | 19.8°C | 96 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1995 | 29.9°C | 27.4°C | 24.9°C | 31.4°C | 22.4°C | 30 mm | 73% | 3.1 m/s | 7 |
| 1994 | 28.3°C | 26.0°C | 23.6°C | 30.4°C | 18.7°C | 36 mm | 72% | 3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1993 | 26.9°C | 24.3°C | 21.6°C | 28.7°C | 18.9°C | 56 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 26.6°C | 23.7°C | 20.8°C | 30.2°C | 16.4°C | 23 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1991 | 28.3°C | 26.4°C | 24.6°C | 30.0°C | 23.3°C | 164 mm | 79% | 3.2 m/s | 6 |
| 1990 | 28.5°C | 26.2°C | 23.9°C | 30.4°C | 21.5°C | 75 mm | 76% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1989 | 28.7°C | 25.8°C | 23.0°C | 32.1°C | 19.1°C | 20 mm | 69% | 3.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1988 | 26.8°C | 24.2°C | 21.5°C | 29.6°C | 18.5°C | 46 mm | 73% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 28.0°C | 25.3°C | 22.6°C | 30.1°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1986 | 28.4°C | 25.5°C | 22.5°C | 32.2°C | 19.7°C | 57 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1985 | 28.5°C | 25.9°C | 23.4°C | 31.0°C | 20.8°C | 31 mm | 71% | 3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 27.7°C | 25.4°C | 23.0°C | 29.4°C | 19.3°C | 85 mm | 74% | 3.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1983 | 26.8°C | 24.2°C | 21.6°C | 29.6°C | 18.4°C | 69 mm | 76% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.8°C | 25.0°C | 22.3°C | 29.2°C | 19.9°C | 75 mm | 72% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.5°C | 25.6°C | 22.7°C | 30.5°C | 19.3°C | 39 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 28.3°C with lows near 23.3°C (mean 25.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 70 mm of rainfall in Venice, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 301 mm in 2018.
The hottest May reached 32.4°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 15.9°C in 1999.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 27.9°C to 29.4°C and overnight lows from 22.6°C to 24.6°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Venice and one of the drier months, so plan for around 28.3°C daytime highs and 23.3°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Venice, averaging 25.8°C.
For May in Venice, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.3°C and lows of 23.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.9 m/s (2007).
The wettest May on record was 2018 with 301 mm. On average, May sees 70 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Venice behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
