Almansa weather in May

In May, Almansa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.9 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 Almansa's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almansa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
48%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Almansa is capital of Almansa 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Almansa reaches about 23°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 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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52210
62210
72211
82211
92211
102211
112311
122311
132311
142312
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282614
292614
302614
312614

How May really feels in Almansa

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.

Almansa 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
Jan12° / 294.60.69.63.8
Feb14° / 254.80.610.54.5
Mar17° / 375.80.211.76.0
Apr19° / 447.10136.7
May23° / 12°385.9014.17.6
Jun29° / 16°233.8014.76.9
Jul32° / 19°72.2014.45.2
Aug31° / 19°204013.55.3
Sep26° / 16°466.3012.37.3
Oct21° / 12°376.10117.3
Nov16° / 355.40.29.95.6
Dec13° / 2950.49.34.0

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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105842
115941
126040
136139
146238
156337
166436
176535
186634
196733
206733
216832
226832
236832
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316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Almansa gets around 38 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 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
525
625
725
824
923
1023
1122
1221
1320
1419
1518
1617
1717
1816
1915
2015
2114
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2915
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17964
18964
19955
20955
21946
22937
23937
24928
25919
26919
279010
288911
298812
308713
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:13 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:137:50
213.66:127:51
313.76:117:52
413.76:107:53
513.86:097:54
613.86:077:55
713.86:067:56
813.96:057:57
913.96:047:57
1013.96:037:58
1114.06:027:59
1214.06:018:00
1314.06:008:01
1414.15:598:02
1514.15:588:03
1614.15:578:04
1714.15:568:05
1814.25:558:06
1914.25:558:07
2014.25:548:08
2114.35:538:09
2214.35:528:09
2314.35:528:10
2414.35:518:11
2514.45:508:12
2614.45:508:13
2714.45:498:14
2814.45:488:14
2914.55:488:15
3014.55:478:16
3114.55:478:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Almansa?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Almansa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Almansa in May

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

In May, Almansa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Almansa 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 Almansa peaks around July 14 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Almansa?

Almansa sits at 38.9°N, 1.1°W, 702 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Yecla, 28 km away.

Topography around Almansa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almansa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 713 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,542 m.

The land around Almansa is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (31%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
611 m
80 km
1,542 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Yecla 28 km · Villena 33 km · Ontinyent 43 km · Jumilla 48 km · Elda 51 km · Xàtiva 52 km · Ibi 53 km · Alcoy 57 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 Almansa (38.8692°, -1.0971°, elevation 702 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).