Rome Weather in May
In May, Rome averages a high of 23°C (73°F) and a low of 12°C (54°F), from 54 years of daily records (1971–2025).
23°C
Average high
73°F
12°C
Average low
54°F
34°C
Record high
94°F · May 27, 2008
4°C
Record low
39°F · May 6, 1987
What May Is Like in Rome
- 5 of the 10 warmest Mays on record in Rome have come since 2011.
- The coldest May reading, 4°C (39°F) on May 6, 1987, has not been matched in 38 years.
- May in Rome has become 1.1°C (1.9°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
- The warmest May in the record was 2003; the coldest was 1991.
At least 1 mm of rain falls on 20% of May days, and the month averages 59 mm in total.
Warmest: 2022 (26.6°C)Latest: 2025 (24.0°C)10-year averageLong-run average (23.0°C)
Look Up a Day in May
See the weather in Rome on any May date, year by year.
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Roma Ciampino (1971–2025); Vigna Di Valle (1997–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this