Covilhã weather in May
In May, Covilhã sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 89 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Covilhã's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Covilhã's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 20°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 10°
- 7th coldest
- Rainfall
- 89 mm
- 10.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 12 min
- 5:19 AM – 7:33 PM
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- 6th clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 5th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.28 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.3
- out of 10
Covilhã is human settlement in Portugal.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.
A typical May day in Covilhã reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.
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| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 8 |
| 2 | 18 | 8 |
| 3 | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | 18 | 9 |
| 6 | 18 | 9 |
| 7 | 19 | 9 |
| 8 | 19 | 9 |
| 9 | 19 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 | 9 |
| 11 | 19 | 9 |
| 12 | 19 | 9 |
| 13 | 19 | 10 |
| 14 | 20 | 10 |
| 15 | 20 | 10 |
| 16 | 20 | 10 |
| 17 | 20 | 10 |
| 18 | 20 | 10 |
| 19 | 20 | 10 |
| 20 | 21 | 10 |
| 21 | 21 | 11 |
| 22 | 21 | 11 |
| 23 | 21 | 11 |
| 24 | 21 | 11 |
| 25 | 21 | 11 |
| 26 | 22 | 11 |
| 27 | 22 | 11 |
| 28 | 22 | 11 |
| 29 | 22 | 12 |
| 30 | 22 | 12 |
| 31 | 22 | 12 |
Covilhã weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 3° | 111 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 12° / 4° | 78 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 15° / 6° | 94 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 16° / 7° | 95 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 13 | 5.0 |
| May | 20° / 10° | 89 | 10.7 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.3 |
| Jun | 25° / 13° | 31 | 5.5 | 0 | 14.8 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 28° / 16° | 14 | 3.2 | 0 | 14.6 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 28° / 16° | 19 | 3.9 | 0 | 13.6 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 24° / 13° | 63 | 6.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.6 |
| Oct | 18° / 10° | 144 | 11.2 | 0 | 10.9 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 13° / 6° | 121 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 10° / 4° | 124 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 2.4 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 |
| Cloudier (%) | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 55 |
| 2 | 46 | 54 |
| 3 | 45 | 55 |
| 4 | 45 | 55 |
| 5 | 44 | 56 |
| 6 | 44 | 56 |
| 7 | 45 | 55 |
| 8 | 46 | 54 |
| 9 | 45 | 55 |
| 10 | 45 | 55 |
| 11 | 46 | 54 |
| 12 | 46 | 54 |
| 13 | 46 | 54 |
| 14 | 47 | 53 |
| 15 | 48 | 52 |
| 16 | 48 | 52 |
| 17 | 49 | 51 |
| 18 | 49 | 51 |
| 19 | 51 | 49 |
| 20 | 52 | 48 |
| 21 | 52 | 48 |
| 22 | 53 | 47 |
| 23 | 53 | 47 |
| 24 | 54 | 46 |
| 25 | 54 | 46 |
| 26 | 56 | 44 |
| 27 | 56 | 44 |
| 28 | 56 | 44 |
| 29 | 56 | 44 |
| 30 | 57 | 43 |
| 31 | 57 | 43 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Covilhã gets around 89 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 37 |
| 3 | 37 |
| 4 | 37 |
| 5 | 38 |
| 6 | 38 |
| 7 | 38 |
| 8 | 38 |
| 9 | 38 |
| 10 | 38 |
| 11 | 38 |
| 12 | 37 |
| 13 | 37 |
| 14 | 37 |
| 15 | 36 |
| 16 | 36 |
| 17 | 35 |
| 18 | 35 |
| 19 | 34 |
| 20 | 34 |
| 21 | 33 |
| 22 | 32 |
| 23 | 32 |
| 24 | 31 |
| 25 | 31 |
| 26 | 30 |
| 27 | 29 |
| 28 | 29 |
| 29 | 28 |
| 30 | 28 |
| 31 | 27 |
Humidity in May
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | 1 |
| 2 | 99 | 1 |
| 3 | 99 | 1 |
| 4 | 99 | 1 |
| 5 | 99 | 1 |
| 6 | 99 | 1 |
| 7 | 98 | 2 |
| 8 | 98 | 2 |
| 9 | 98 | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | 2 |
| 11 | 97 | 3 |
| 12 | 97 | 3 |
| 13 | 97 | 3 |
| 14 | 97 | 3 |
| 15 | 96 | 4 |
| 16 | 96 | 4 |
| 17 | 96 | 4 |
| 18 | 96 | 4 |
| 19 | 95 | 5 |
| 20 | 95 | 5 |
| 21 | 94 | 6 |
| 22 | 94 | 6 |
| 23 | 93 | 7 |
| 24 | 93 | 7 |
| 25 | 92 | 8 |
| 26 | 92 | 8 |
| 27 | 91 | 9 |
| 28 | 91 | 9 |
| 29 | 91 | 9 |
| 30 | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | 90 | 10 |
Wind in May
Winds average 9 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 9 | calm |
| 10 | 9 | calm |
| 11 | 9 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 8 | calm |
| 27 | 8 | calm |
| 28 | 8 | calm |
| 29 | 8 | calm |
| 30 | 8 | calm |
| 31 | 8 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
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 5:37 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:46 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:37 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:24 | 5:22 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:19 | 5:19 | 5:18 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:11 | 5:11 | 5:10 | 5:10 | 5:09 | 5:09 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:18 | 7:19 | 7:20 | 7:21 | 7:22 | 7:23 | 7:24 | 7:25 | 7:26 | 7:27 | 7:28 | 7:29 | 7:30 | 7:31 | 7:32 | 7:33 | 7:34 | 7:35 | 7:36 | 7:37 | 7:38 | 7:39 | 7:40 | 7:40 | 7:41 | 7:42 | 7:43 | 7:44 | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:46 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.7 | 5:37 | 7:18 |
| 2 | 13.7 | 5:35 | 7:19 |
| 3 | 13.8 | 5:34 | 7:20 |
| 4 | 13.8 | 5:33 | 7:21 |
| 5 | 13.8 | 5:31 | 7:22 |
| 6 | 13.9 | 5:30 | 7:23 |
| 7 | 13.9 | 5:29 | 7:24 |
| 8 | 14.0 | 5:28 | 7:25 |
| 9 | 14.0 | 5:27 | 7:26 |
| 10 | 14.0 | 5:26 | 7:27 |
| 11 | 14.1 | 5:25 | 7:28 |
| 12 | 14.1 | 5:24 | 7:29 |
| 13 | 14.1 | 5:22 | 7:30 |
| 14 | 14.2 | 5:21 | 7:31 |
| 15 | 14.2 | 5:20 | 7:32 |
| 16 | 14.2 | 5:19 | 7:33 |
| 17 | 14.3 | 5:19 | 7:34 |
| 18 | 14.3 | 5:18 | 7:35 |
| 19 | 14.3 | 5:17 | 7:36 |
| 20 | 14.3 | 5:16 | 7:37 |
| 21 | 14.4 | 5:15 | 7:38 |
| 22 | 14.4 | 5:14 | 7:39 |
| 23 | 14.4 | 5:14 | 7:40 |
| 24 | 14.5 | 5:13 | 7:40 |
| 25 | 14.5 | 5:12 | 7:41 |
| 26 | 14.5 | 5:11 | 7:42 |
| 27 | 14.5 | 5:11 | 7:43 |
| 28 | 14.6 | 5:10 | 7:44 |
| 29 | 14.6 | 5:10 | 7:45 |
| 30 | 14.6 | 5:09 | 7:45 |
| 31 | 14.6 | 5:09 | 7:46 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.28 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 7 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 8 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 9 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.7 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Covilhã
In May, Covilhã sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Covilhã's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit Covilhã?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Covilhã for sightseeing.
What to pack for Covilhã in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Covilhã sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
UV index in Covilhã in May
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 Covilhã peaks around July 16 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in Covilhã in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Covilhã is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 7 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 13 | Moderate |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 11 | Good |
| Aug | 40 | Poor |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 26 | Moderate |
| Nov | 7 | Good |
| Dec | 7 | Good |
Where is Covilhã?
Covilhã sits at 40.3°N, 7.5°W, 700 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Guarda, 35 km away.
Topography around Covilhã
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Covilhã.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Covilhã has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m around an average of 716 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,975 m.
The land around Covilhã is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (46%) within 80 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
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 Covilhã (40.2811°, -7.505°, elevation 700 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. 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).