When to go · Venice
Venice in May
Great month. Inside Venice's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (56°F)56°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Italy overall
- Prices
- High
- Italy overall
Verdict
Inside Venice's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Venice in this guide.
Weather in May
- VeniceHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 13.5 °C (56 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 56 °F (13.5 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Po Valley and the north, Italy · Milan, Venice, Verona, Bologna, Turinbest weather
Foggy, damp winters; sticky summers with mosquitoes near the lagoon. Venice acqua alta floods most often October–December (the MOSE barriers now stop the worst).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Italy overall
- High
- Prices · Italy overall
- High
Italy overall: The best month for most of Italy: warm, green, sea almost swimmable in the south; 1 May and 2 June long weekends fill trains.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Venice, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Apr: 17.4 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17.4 °C)
Night low
May: 13.5 °C (56 °F)56 °F (13.5 °C)
Apr: 8.7 °C (48 °F)48 °F (8.7 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Apr: 8
Crowds
May: High
Apr: High
Prices
May: High
Apr: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Apr: 2
May: Inside Venice's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
April: Inside Venice's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Venice: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.