Águilas weather in May

In May, Águilas sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 56% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Águilas's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Águilas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:02 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Águilas is capital of Águilas Municipality, Spain.

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 Águilas reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 284.69.75.1
Feb15° / 234.110.65.3
Mar16° / 11°284.311.76.2
Apr18° / 13°234.312.97.0
May21° / 16°182.8148.0
Jun25° / 20°61.314.58.9
Jul27° / 22°20.214.38.8
Aug28° / 23°81.813.48.0
Sep25° / 20°343.912.38.1
Oct22° / 17°294.9117.6
Nov18° / 13°315.6106.6
Dec15° / 10°264.59.55.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67129
77129
87129
97129
107327
117327
127327
137426
147426
157525
167525
177624
187624
197723
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307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Águilas gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
614
714
813
913
1012
1111
1210
1310
149
158
168
177
187
196
206
215
225
235
245
255
265
275
285
295
305
315

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1792010
2772210
3762310
4752410
5742510
6732610
7722710
8712810
9692920
10683020
11673120
12653230
13653230
14633340
15623440
16613450
17603550
18593560
19573670
20563680
21543790
225238100
235138110
244839120
254640140
264440150
274241170
284041190
293841211
303641221
313442241

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
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1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 6:18 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:187:49
213.66:177:50
313.66:167:51
413.66:147:52
513.76:137:53
613.76:127:54
713.76:117:55
813.86:107:56
913.86:097:56
1013.86:087:57
1113.96:077:58
1213.96:067:59
1313.96:058:00
1413.96:048:01
1514.06:038:02
1614.06:028:03
1714.06:028:04
1814.16:018:04
1914.16:008:05
2014.15:598:06
2114.15:598:07
2214.25:588:08
2314.25:578:09
2414.25:578:09
2514.25:568:10
2614.35:558:11
2714.35:558:12
2814.35:548:12
2914.35:548:13
3014.35:538:14
3114.45:538:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
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106.9Intense
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127.0Intense
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147.0Intense
157.1Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Águilas?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Águilas in May

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

In May, Águilas sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Águilas in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 1 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Águilas 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 Águilas peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Águilas?

Águilas sits at 37.4°N, 1.6°W, 23 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lorca, 31 km away.

Topography around Águilas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Águilas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,044 m.

The land around Águilas is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
813 m
80 km
2,044 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Lorca 31 km · Huercal-Overa 32 km · Mazarrón 32 km · Antas 35 km · Totana 41 km · Alhama de Murcia 51 km · Cartagena 57 km · Barrio de Peral 58 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Águilas (37.4063°, -1.5829°, elevation 23 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).