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Split weather in May

Is it warm? Mostly. May in Split is mild: afternoons average 22°C and nights 14°C. Most days (80%) peak between 18°C and 26°C.

Mild · average high

22°C

25°C or more on about two in ten days; 20°C or more on about seven in ten days.

  • Average low14°overnight
  • Sea19°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days998 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy50% cloud · 29% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 18° and 26°.

Number of May days by daily high, 2011–2025.

May, year by year

The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2018, averaged 25°C; the coolest, 2019, 19°C.

Average May high by year: 2011: 22.2°C, 2012: 21.5°C, 2013: 20.9°C, 2014: 19.8°C, 2015: 22.2°C, 2016: 20.4°C, 2017: 22.9°C, 2018: 24.9°C, 2019: 18.5°C, 2020: 23°C, 2021: 21.7°C, 2022: 24.4°C, 2023: 22.4°C, 2024: 22.7°C, 2025: 21.7°C.

Compared with home

Average May highs. Expect rain on about 9 days (98 mm in a typical month).

  • Split22°
  • London17°
  • Manchester16°
  • Cork15°
  • Dublin15°
  • Glasgow15°
  • Belfast14°

Other months

Split all year · Where else is hot in May

Warmer in May, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Split is about 3h.

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    Sea
    20°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
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Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology