Aranda de Duero weather in May

In May, Aranda de Duero sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.7 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aranda de Duero's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aranda de Duero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Aranda de Duero is capital of Aranda de Duero Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.8 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aranda de Duero reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°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)
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2187
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How May really feels in Aranda de Duero

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.

Aranda de Duero 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
Jan / 458.51.69.31.6
Feb10° / 377.71.810.32.5
Mar14° / 4190.911.74.1
Apr16° / 5511.20.313.14.8
May20° / 5410.7014.36.3
Jun26° / 13°326.60157.5
Jul30° / 15°173.9014.76.4
Aug29° / 15°163.6013.76.6
Sep24° / 12°285.4012.37.7
Oct18° / 538.4010.96.1
Nov12° / 539.80.39.63.2
Dec / 458.20.991.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53664
63763
73862
83862
93961
104060
114060
124258
134258
144456
154456
164654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aranda de Duero gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1536
1635
1735
1834
1933
2033
2132
2232
2331
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2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3129

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
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91000
101000
111000
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151000
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21991
22991
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25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 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 6:19 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:198:05
213.86:178:06
313.96:168:07
413.96:158:08
513.96:138:10
614.06:128:11
714.06:118:12
814.16:108:13
914.16:088:14
1014.16:078:15
1114.26:068:16
1214.26:058:17
1314.26:048:18
1414.36:038:19
1514.36:028:20
1614.36:018:21
1714.46:008:22
1814.45:598:23
1914.45:588:24
2014.55:578:25
2114.55:568:26
2214.55:558:27
2314.65:548:28
2414.65:548:29
2514.65:538:30
2614.65:528:31
2714.75:528:32
2814.75:518:33
2914.75:508:33
3014.75:508:34
3114.85:498:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aranda de Duero?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Aranda de Duero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aranda de Duero in May

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

In May, Aranda de Duero sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Aranda de Duero 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 Aranda de Duero peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aranda de Duero?

Aranda de Duero sits at 41.7°N, 3.7°W, 800 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Burgos, 75 km away.

Arevalo

Topography around Aranda de Duero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aranda de Duero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Aranda de Duero is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Burgos 75 km · Gamonal 76 km · Palencia 79 km · Valladolid 86 km · Laguna de Duero 87 km · Segovia 88 km · Soria 102 km · Arevalo 109 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 Aranda de Duero (41.6704°, -3.6892°, elevation 800 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).