Condeixa-a-Nova weather in May

In May, Condeixa-a-Nova sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 81 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Condeixa-a-Nova's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Condeixa-a-Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:24 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Condeixa-a-Nova is human settlement in Portugal.

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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Condeixa-a-Nova reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Condeixa-a-Nova weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10911.29.53.7
Feb15° / 838.910.44.4
Mar17° / 881011.75.6
Apr19° / 9511.6135.9
May21° / 11°819.914.26.7
Jun25° / 14°265.214.87.9
Jul27° / 15°102.314.68.3
Aug28° / 15°153.313.67.9
Sep25° / 14°53612.37.7
Oct21° / 12°12111.410.96.4
Nov16° / 11511.99.84.9
Dec14° / 11410.99.23.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
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75050
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125149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Condeixa-a-Nova gets around 81 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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3064306
3163316

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:417:22
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313.85:387:24
413.85:377:25
513.85:367:26
613.95:357:27
713.95:337:28
813.95:327:29
914.05:317:30
1014.05:307:31
1114.05:297:32
1214.15:287:33
1314.15:277:34
1414.15:267:35
1514.25:257:36
1614.25:247:37
1714.25:237:38
1814.35:227:39
1914.35:217:39
2014.35:207:40
2114.45:207:41
2214.45:197:42
2314.45:187:43
2414.45:177:44
2514.55:177:45
2614.55:167:46
2714.55:157:47
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2914.65:147:48
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Condeixa-a-Nova

In seasonPeak

In May, Condeixa-a-Nova sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Condeixa-a-Nova's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Condeixa-a-Nova?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Condeixa-a-Nova for sightseeing.

What to pack for Condeixa-a-Nova in May

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

In May, Condeixa-a-Nova sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Condeixa-a-Nova in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Condeixa-a-Nova in May

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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 Condeixa-a-Nova peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Condeixa-a-Nova in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Condeixa-a-Nova is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodAug 1525 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Condeixa-a-Nova?

Condeixa-a-Nova sits at 40.1°N, 8.5°W, 91 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Ribeira de Frades, 10 km away.

Topography around Condeixa-a-Nova

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Condeixa-a-Nova.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Condeixa-a-Nova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,993 m.

The land around Condeixa-a-Nova is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
1,993 m
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May weather nearby: Ribeira de Frades 10 km · São Martinho do Bispo 11 km · Coimbra 12 km · Santo António dos Olivais 14 km · Eiras 17 km · São Paulo de Frades 17 km · Pombal 24 km · Figueira da Foz 31 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 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 Condeixa-a-Nova (40.1128°, -8.498°, elevation 91 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).