Ramada weather in May

In May, Ramada sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 42 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ramada's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:30 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ramada 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ramada reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ramada weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 10°688.99.64.2
Feb15° / 10°517.510.54.6
Mar16° / 11°538.111.75.5
Apr17° / 12°518.4136.0
May19° / 14°425.914.17.1
Jun22° / 16°102.114.78.4
Jul24° / 18°20.614.49.3
Aug24° / 18°4113.59.2
Sep23° / 17°294.112.38.3
Oct20° / 16°778.9116.7
Nov17° / 13°8210.29.95.5
Dec15° / 11°799.49.34.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76436
86436
96436
106535
116535
126535
136634
146733
156733
166832
176832
186832
196832
206931
216931
227030
237030
247129
257030
267030
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ramada gets around 42 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1321
1421
1520
1620
1719
1818
1918
2017
2117
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2713
2813
2913
3012
3112

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177221
277221
376231
475241
575241
674251
773261
871272
970282
1069292
1168302
1266313
1365323
1464333
1563343
1661354
1760364
1858375
1957385
2056386
2154397
2253407
2351418
2451418
2549429
2647439
27464410
28454510
29444610
30424711
31414811

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 5:46 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:467:22
213.65:457:23
313.75:437:24
413.75:427:25
513.75:417:26
613.85:407:27
713.85:397:28
813.95:387:29
913.95:377:30
1013.95:367:31
1114.05:357:32
1214.05:347:33
1314.05:337:33
1414.05:327:34
1514.15:317:35
1614.15:307:36
1714.15:297:37
1814.25:287:38
1914.25:277:39
2014.25:267:40
2114.35:267:41
2214.35:257:42
2314.35:247:42
2414.35:237:43
2514.45:237:44
2614.45:227:45
2714.45:227:46
2814.45:217:47
2914.45:207:47
3014.55:207:48
3114.55:197:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
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56.4Intense
66.5Intense
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277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ramada?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ramada for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ramada in May

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

In May, Ramada sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Ramada 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 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 19°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

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

14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr15Cool
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ramada 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 Ramada peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ramada?

Ramada sits at 38.8°N, 9.2°W, 134 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Odivelas, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Ramada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 429 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Ramada is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (28%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
429 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Odivelas 1.0 km · Loures 3.0 km · Pontinha 4.0 km · Carnide 4.0 km · Lumiar 4.0 km · Alfornelos 5.0 km · Camarate 5.0 km · Falagueira 6.0 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 Ramada (38.8037°, -9.1877°, elevation 134 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).