Albacete weather in May

In May, Albacete sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Albacete's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albacete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Albacete is city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1241

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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Albacete reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Albacete

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Albacete weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 285.30.79.63.1
Feb13° / 2550.610.54.0
Mar16° / 396.30.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.30.1136.5
May23° / 11°386.4014.17.5
Jun29° / 16°213.8014.76.6
Jul33° / 19°71.9014.54.5
Aug32° / 19°183.5013.54.8
Sep27° / 15°355.4012.37.3
Oct21° / 11°356.10117.2
Nov15° / 3760.29.95.0
Dec12° / 335.70.69.33.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75644
85644
95743
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115842
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Albacete gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
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425
525
625
725
824
924
1023
1123
1222
1321
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1719
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2017
2117
2217
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
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17991
18982
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20982
21973
22973
23973
24964
25964
26955
27955
28955
29955
30946
31946

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 12 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

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 6:16 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:167:53
213.66:157:54
313.76:147:55
413.76:137:56
513.86:117:57
613.86:107:58
713.86:097:59
813.96:088:00
913.96:078:01
1013.96:068:02
1114.06:058:03
1214.06:048:04
1314.06:038:05
1414.16:028:06
1514.16:018:06
1614.16:008:07
1714.25:598:08
1814.25:588:09
1914.25:578:10
2014.25:578:11
2114.35:568:12
2214.35:558:13
2314.35:548:14
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2514.45:538:15
2614.45:528:16
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2814.45:518:18
2914.55:518:18
3014.55:508:19
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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 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
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317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Albacete?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Albacete in May

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

In May, Albacete sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Albacete 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 Albacete peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albacete?

Albacete sits at 39.0°N, 1.9°W, 695 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Roda, 35 km away.

Topography around Albacete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albacete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,449 m.

The land around Albacete is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
1,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: La Roda 35 km · Hellín 55 km · Almansa 67 km · Villarrobledo 71 km · Jumilla 74 km · Yecla 77 km · Requena 85 km · Cieza 92 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 Albacete (38.9942°, -1.8564°, elevation 695 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).