Andorra la Vella weather in May

In May, Andorra la Vella sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 16 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Andorra la Vella's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andorra la Vella's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
106 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Andorra la Vella is capital of Andorra.

Density
681/km²
people per km²
Founded
~900 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Andorra la Vella reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Andorra la Vella

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
9
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Andorra la Vella weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7310.210.69.20.0
Feb / -6°549.910.210.30.0
Mar / -4°6611.510.311.60.1
Apr / -2°9214.19.913.10.9
May12° / 106164.514.42.8
Jun17° / 9513.7115.14.9
Jul20° / 10°7011.4014.86.3
Aug20° / 7011.8013.76.3
Sep16° / 6610.50.612.35.1
Oct12° / 669.8310.83.0
Nov / -3°8110.88.39.60.5
Dec / -5°63109.58.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103763
113763
123763
133763
143862
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184159
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274357
284159
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304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Andorra la Vella gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 16 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15226
25325
35325
45424
55423
65422
75521
85520
95519
105418
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125417
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175113
185013
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204912
214911
224911
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24499
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26498
27498
28497
29497
30507
31506

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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246calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:567:46
213.95:557:47
313.95:537:48
414.05:527:49
514.05:517:51
614.05:497:52
714.15:487:53
814.15:477:54
914.25:467:55
1014.25:447:56
1114.25:437:57
1214.35:427:58
1314.35:417:59
1414.35:408:00
1514.45:398:01
1614.45:388:03
1714.45:378:04
1814.55:368:05
1914.55:358:06
2014.55:348:07
2114.65:338:08
2214.65:328:09
2314.65:318:10
2414.75:308:11
2514.75:308:12
2614.75:298:12
2714.85:288:13
2814.85:288:14
2914.85:278:15
3014.85:268:16
3114.95:268:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Andorra la Vella?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andorra la Vella.

What to pack for Andorra la Vella in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Andorra la Vella sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Andorra la Vella in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andorra la Vella peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Andorra la Vella?

Andorra la Vella sits at 42.5°N, 1.5°E, 1,037 m above sea level, in Andorra. The nearest listed city is les Escaldes, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Andorra la Vella

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Andorra la Vella.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andorra la Vella has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,359 m around an average of 1,484 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,207 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,131 m.

The land around Andorra la Vella is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,359 m
16 km
2,207 m
80 km
3,131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: les Escaldes 1.0 km · Berga 52 km · Pamiers 68 km · Vilaseca 78 km · Manlleu 84 km · Olot 88 km · Vic 88 km · Manresa 90 km

Andorra travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 68% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$54,292
2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
other 9%unaffiliated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Andorra la Vella (42.5078°, 1.5211°, elevation 1,037 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).