Almería weather in May

In May, Almería sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Almería's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almería's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:07 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Almería is innhabited place in Almería, 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Almería reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Almería 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° / 12°264.89.85.1
Feb15° / 12°244.610.65.2
Mar16° / 13°254.311.76.0
Apr18° / 15°17412.96.8
May20° / 17°132.513.97.9
Jun23° / 20°40.814.59.2
Jul26° / 23°10.114.39.2
Aug27° / 24°30.613.48.9
Sep24° / 22°141.912.28.7
Oct21° / 18°233.5117.8
Nov18° / 15°284.6106.7
Dec16° / 13°284.29.55.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57624
67624
77624
87624
97723
107723
117822
127822
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248020
258020
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308218
318317

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Almería gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
514
614
713
813
912
1011
1110
129
138
148
157
166
176
185
194
204
214
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263
273
283
293
303
313

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1683110
2663220
3653320
4643420
5633430
6623530
7613630
8603730
9583840
10573940
11564040
12554140
13534250
14524350
15514450
16504460
17494560
18484670
19464670
20454780
21434790
224148110
233948120
243749140
253549160
263249180
273049201
282849221
292649241
302449261
312248291

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 6:22 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:227:52
213.56:217:53
313.66:207:54
413.66:197:54
513.66:187:55
613.76:177:56
713.76:167:57
813.76:157:58
913.86:147:59
1013.86:138:00
1113.86:128:01
1213.86:118:01
1313.96:108:02
1413.96:098:03
1513.96:088:04
1614.06:078:05
1714.06:068:06
1814.06:068:07
1914.06:058:07
2014.16:048:08
2114.16:038:09
2214.16:038:10
2314.16:028:11
2414.26:018:11
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2614.26:008:13
2714.26:008:14
2814.35:598:14
2914.35:598:15
3014.35:588:16
3114.35:588:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
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277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Almería?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Almería in May

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

In May, Almería sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Almería 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 25 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 12 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Almería 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 Almería peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Almería?

Almería sits at 36.8°N, 2.5°W, 21 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Roquetas de Mar, 16 km away.

Topography around Almería

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almería has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,449 m.

The land around Almería is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
1,184 m
80 km
3,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Roquetas de Mar 16 km · Vícar 16 km · Níjar 27 km · El Ejido 32 km · Berja 44 km · Adra 51 km · Antas 66 km · Huercal-Overa 77 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 Almería (36.8381°, -2.4597°, elevation 21 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).