Albolote weather in May

In May, Albolote sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 14 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 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Albolote's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albolote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:11 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Albolote is capital of Albolote 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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Albolote 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 16°C and 28°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)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
5219
6219
7219
8219
92110
102110
112210
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312513

How May really feels in Albolote

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.

Albolote 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 477.219.73.4
Feb13° / 426.80.810.64.1
Mar16° / 507.80.411.75.4
Apr18° / 488.10.112.96.3
May23° / 11°406.50147.6
Jun28° / 15°173014.57.5
Jul32° / 18°41.3014.35.5
Aug32° / 18°82.1013.45.5
Sep27° / 14°254.1012.37.7
Oct21° / 10°446.10117.3
Nov15° / 557.20.1105.2
Dec13° / 557.40.49.53.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
96535
106634
116634
126733
136733
146832
156832
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197129
207228
217228
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307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Albolote gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
426
526
626
725
825
924
1023
1122
1222
1321
1421
1520
1620
1719
1819
1918
2018
2118
2218
2317
2417
2517
2617
2716
2816
2916
3015
3115

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
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25964
26964
27955
28955
29946
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:267:57
213.56:257:58
313.66:247:59
413.66:238:00
513.66:228:01
613.76:218:02
713.76:208:03
813.76:198:04
913.86:188:04
1013.86:178:05
1113.86:168:06
1213.96:158:07
1313.96:148:08
1413.96:138:09
1514.06:128:10
1614.06:118:11
1714.06:108:11
1814.06:108:12
1914.16:098:13
2014.16:088:14
2114.16:078:15
2214.26:078:16
2314.26:068:16
2414.26:058:17
2514.26:058:18
2614.26:048:19
2714.36:048:20
2814.36:038:20
2914.36:038:21
3014.36:028:22
3114.36:028:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.8Intense
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157.0Intense
167.0Intense
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187.1Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Albolote?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Albolote in May

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

In May, Albolote sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Albolote 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 at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 13 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Albolote in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albolote peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Albolote?

Albolote sits at 37.2°N, 3.7°W, 654 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Atarfe, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Albolote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albolote has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 670 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,360 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,447 m.

The land around Albolote is covered by trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
1,360 m
80 km
3,447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Atarfe 3.0 km · Maracena 3.0 km · Granada 6.0 km · Santafé 7.0 km · Armilla 10 km · Las Gabias 11 km · Zubia 14 km · Alcalá la Real 35 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 Albolote (37.2309°, -3.6551°, elevation 654 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).