Alcañiz weather in May

In May, Alcañiz sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alcañiz's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcañiz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:48 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Alcañiz is capital of Alcañiz Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Alcañiz reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12110
22210
32210
42210
52210
62211
72211
82211
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102311
112311
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312614

How May really feels in Alcañiz

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.

Alcañiz weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 30619.43.5
Feb14° / 244.70.710.44.5
Mar17° / 315.30.411.76.3
Apr20° / 467.70.213.16.7
May24° / 12°467.2014.37.3
Jun29° / 16°335.7014.96.5
Jul32° / 18°174.3014.64.9
Aug32° / 18°215.5013.65.0
Sep27° / 15°325.2012.37.4
Oct22° / 11°355.2010.97.5
Nov16° / 3760.29.75.4
Dec12° / 255.20.59.13.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
34951
44951
55050
65050
75149
85248
95347
105446
115446
125644
135743
145842
155941
166040
176238
186238
196337
206436
216436
226535
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316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alcañiz gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1128
1228
1327
1427
1526
1626
1725
1824
1923
2022
2122
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2822
2922
3022
3123

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179730
189640
199640
209550
219550
229460
239370
249280
259190
2690100
2790100
2889110
2987121
3086131
3185141

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
2011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:067:50
213.86:047:51
313.86:037:52
413.96:027:53
513.96:007:54
613.95:597:55
714.05:587:56
814.05:577:57
914.05:567:58
1014.15:547:59
1114.15:538:00
1214.25:528:01
1314.25:518:02
1414.25:508:03
1514.35:498:04
1614.35:488:05
1714.35:478:06
1814.45:468:07
1914.45:458:08
2014.45:448:09
2114.45:448:10
2214.55:438:11
2314.55:428:12
2414.55:418:13
2514.65:408:14
2614.65:408:15
2714.65:398:16
2814.65:398:17
2914.75:388:17
3014.75:378:18
3114.75:378:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Alcañiz?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alcañiz in May

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

In May, Alcañiz sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Alcañiz 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 Alcañiz peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alcañiz?

Alcañiz sits at 41.0°N, 0.1°W, 346 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tortosa, 61 km away.

Topography around Alcañiz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcañiz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,976 m.

The land around Alcañiz is covered by grassland (39%), trees (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
493 m
80 km
1,976 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tortosa 61 km · Amposta 71 km · Sant Carles de la Ràpita 78 km · Vinaròs 82 km · Benicarló 85 km · Lleida 89 km · Zaragoza 92 km · Delicias 93 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 Alcañiz (41.05°, -0.1333°, elevation 346 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).