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Coldest sea in Italy in May

609 coastal locations in Italy ranked by typical May sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in May: 18.2°C.

Coldest in May

Falconara Marittima

17.4°C May mean in Italy

Regional May average

18.2°C

across all 609 coastal locations in Italy

Vs annual mean

-1.3°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Italy sea feels like in May

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

Italy monthly average 13.8°C to 26.7°C
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  • Warmest month August 26.7°C
  • Coldest month February 13.8°C
  • Annual mean 19.5°C
  • Months above 20°C 5 of 12

Where May fits in the year

May sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Italy month rankings:

Italy sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Italy location. The list below is based on the typical May mean.

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Top 50 coldest Italy locations in May

Sorted by typical May mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location May mean
1 Falconara Marittima Marche 17.4°C
2 Ancona Marche 17.4°C
3 Numana Marche 17.4°C
4 Pietra La Croce Marche 17.4°C
5 Portonovo Marche 17.4°C
6 Sirolo Marche 17.4°C
7 Senigallia Marche 17.4°C
8 Fano Marche 17.4°C
9 Marotta Marche 17.4°C
10 Civitanova Marche Marche 17.4°C
11 Porto Recanati Marche 17.4°C
12 Cala Brandinchi Sardinia 17.5°C
13 Golfo Aranci Sardinia 17.5°C
14 Olbia Sardinia 17.5°C
15 San Teodoro Sardinia 17.5°C
16 Grado Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.5°C
17 Cupra Marittima Marche 17.6°C
18 Pedaso Marche 17.6°C
19 Porto San Giorgio Marche 17.6°C
20 La Caletta Sardinia 17.6°C
21 Porto Sant'Elpidio Marche 17.6°C
22 Golfo Arnaci Sardegna 17.6°C
23 Monfalcone Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.6°C
24 Muggia Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.6°C
25 Sistiana Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.6°C
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26 Soca (near Gorizia) Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.6°C
27 Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.6°C
28 Santa Teresa Gallura Sardinia 17.6°C
29 Vignola Mare Sardinia 17.6°C
30 Badesi Sardinia 17.6°C
31 Gabicce Mare Marche 17.6°C
32 Pesaro Marche 17.6°C
33 Valledoria Sardinia 17.6°C
34 Cala Granu Sardinia 17.6°C
35 Capriccioli Sardinia 17.6°C
36 Costa Smeralda Sardinia 17.6°C
37 Portisco Sardinia 17.6°C
38 Porto Cervo Sardinia 17.6°C
39 Porto Rotondo Sardinia 17.6°C
40 Andora Liguria 17.7°C
41 Diano Marina Liguria 17.7°C
42 Imperia Liguria 17.7°C
43 San Bartolomeo Al Mare Liguria 17.7°C
44 Costa Paradiso Sardinia 17.7°C
45 Isola Rossa Sardinia 17.7°C
46 Alba Adriatica Abruzzo 17.7°C
47 Giulianova Abruzzo 17.7°C
48 Grottammare Marche 17.7°C
49 Martinsicuro Abruzzo 17.7°C
50 San Benedetto del Tronto Marche 17.7°C

Warmest 10 in Italy in May

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location May mean
1 Sant'Agata Di Militello Sicilia 19.3°C
2 Pollina Sicily 19.1°C
3 Campofelice di Roccella Sicily 19.1°C
4 Cefalu Sicily 19.1°C
5 Santo Stefano di Camastra Sicily 19.1°C
6 Acquedolci Sicily 19.0°C
7 Arco Magno Calabria 19.0°C
8 Capo d'Orlando Sicily 19.0°C
9 Maratea Basilicata 19.0°C
10 San Nicola Arcella Calabria 19.0°C

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