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Rome Weather in May
Late springMay in Rome is usually mild by day and cool at night, with 2016–2025 average highs around 23°C (74°F) and lows near 13°C (56°F). The 10-year average shows around 12 rainy days and about 86 mm of monthly precipitation, so some wet days are normal.
Avg high74.0°F 23.4°CAvg low55.7°F 13.2°CRainy days~12.2 daysMonthly rain86.1 mm
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What to wear in Rome in May
For what to wear in Rome in May, light daytime clothing is usually comfortable, but add a thin cardigan or light jacket for evenings. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
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Rome: 12-month travel weather
Rome has mild spring and autumn weather, very hot conditions in July–August, and more rain from late autumn into winter.
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Rome in May · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ May 2025 · latest complete year☔ 8 days · 101.4 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26°C/12.9°C
No rain
2
25.9°C/12.1°C
No rain
3
25.3°C/13°C
No rain
4
23.3°C/14.5°C
No rain
5
21.4°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 9.5 mm
6
21.1°C/14.1°C
🌧️ 57 mm
7
19.8°C/12.7°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
8
19.4°C/11.8°C
No rain
9
20.5°C/11.2°C
No rain
10
22.5°C/11.7°C
No rain
11
22.2°C/12.4°C
No rain
12
23.4°C/12.4°C
No rain
13
22.5°C/13.2°C
No rain
14
22.6°C/12.7°C
No rain
15
23.8°C/14.1°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
16
22.3°C/13.1°C
No rain
17
22°C/9.2°C
No rain
18
22.8°C/11.8°C
No rain
19
25.5°C/12.9°C
No rain
20
23.7°C/15.5°C
🌧️ 15.2 mm
21
20.8°C/15°C
🌧️ 4.1 mm
22
21.6°C/15.1°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
23
21°C/13.7°C
🌧️ 3.6 mm
24
21.7°C/13°C
No rain
25
23.9°C/10.6°C
No rain
26
25.2°C/13.2°C
No rain
27
26.5°C/14.5°C
No rain
28
27.2°C/14.8°C
No rain
29
30.1°C/16.9°C
No rain
30
29.7°C/15.8°C
No rain
31
32.2°C/16.6°C
No rain
May 2024☔ 13 days · 106.5 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19°C/14.2°C
🌧️ 24.4 mm
2
19.3°C/10°C
🌧️ 15.2 mm
3
17.3°C/10.8°C
🌧️ 22.7 mm
4
20.3°C/9°C
No rain
5
22.2°C/10.7°C
No rain
6
22.3°C/11.1°C
No rain
7
22.1°C/13°C
🌧️ 12.9 mm
8
21.7°C/10.2°C
🌧️ 3.7 mm
9
24.6°C/13.2°C
No rain
10
25°C/12.5°C
No rain
11
25°C/11.7°C
No rain
12
24.6°C/13.4°C
No rain
13
24.2°C/13.8°C
No rain
14
25.5°C/13°C
No rain
15
26.2°C/14.4°C
No rain
16
25.6°C/14.5°C
No rain
17
25.1°C/15.6°C
No rain
18
26.1°C/12.8°C
No rain
19
22.9°C/14.9°C
🌧️ 3.3 mm
20
24.9°C/14.7°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
21
22.7°C/16.8°C
🌧️ 9.4 mm
22
22°C/14.1°C
🌧️ 3.7 mm
23
22.7°C/12.8°C
No rain
24
25°C/12.5°C
No rain
25
22.8°C/14.4°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
26
26.8°C/12.8°C
No rain
27
25.6°C/14.2°C
No rain
28
25.2°C/15.3°C
No rain
29
24.9°C/15.5°C
🌧️ 2 mm
30
24.2°C/15.8°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
31
23.1°C/16.9°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
May 2023☔ 23 days · 137.8 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
18.5°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 24.6 mm
2
20°C/13.5°C
🌧️ 14.9 mm
3
21.6°C/11.6°C
🌧️ 3.4 mm
4
22.6°C/11.1°C
No rain
5
24.4°C/11.4°C
No rain
6
24.2°C/12.5°C
No rain
7
22.9°C/12.7°C
No rain
8
19.6°C/13.2°C
🌧️ 5 mm
9
23.9°C/14.9°C
🌧️ 2 mm
10
18.7°C/15°C
🌧️ 7.3 mm
11
20.1°C/13.2°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
12
19.4°C/12.7°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
13
20.2°C/10.6°C
🌧️ 6 mm
14
20.2°C/12.9°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
15
20.2°C/10.5°C
🌧️ 3.3 mm
16
16.8°C/12.1°C
🌧️ 13.3 mm
17
18.9°C/13.3°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
18
19.4°C/13.1°C
🌧️ 9 mm
19
22.9°C/14.8°C
🌧️ 4.3 mm
20
21.2°C/15°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
21
23.7°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 6.9 mm
22
25.2°C/12.4°C
No rain
23
24.5°C/13.4°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
24
25.7°C/13.5°C
🌧️ 2 mm
25
26.7°C/14.3°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
26
27.6°C/14.4°C
No rain
27
28.3°C/14.6°C
No rain
28
26.1°C/15.1°C
No rain
29
25.6°C/15.5°C
🌧️ 4.4 mm
30
24.4°C/14.7°C
🌧️ 7.3 mm
31
25.2°C/14.4°C
🌧️ 4.6 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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