Arona weather in May

In May, Arona sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Arona's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Arona is cultural property in Arona, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.9 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical May day in Arona reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 1°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 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Arona weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°214.810.47.0
Feb18° / 16°264.8117.1
Mar18° / 17°245.511.87.1
Apr18° / 17°185.112.77.2
May20° / 18°103.313.47.8
Jun21° / 20°51.813.78.6
Jul23° / 21°10.413.69.6
Aug24° / 22°20.6139.6
Sep23° / 22°11312.28.7
Oct22° / 21°266.511.37.7
Nov21° / 19°236.710.67.2
Dec19° / 18°406.210.27.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
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30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Arona gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12556190
22455210
32355220
42255230
52155240
62056240
71956250
81856260
91756270
101656280
111556290
121456300
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21756370
22755380
23655390
24554410
25553420
26452440
27450461
28348481
29247501
30244531
31142561

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:327:36
213.16:317:36
313.16:307:37
413.16:307:37
513.26:297:38
613.26:287:39
713.26:277:39
813.26:277:40
913.26:267:40
1013.36:257:41
1113.36:247:42
1213.36:247:42
1313.36:237:43
1413.46:227:43
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1613.46:217:45
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2013.56:197:47
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2213.56:187:48
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2413.56:177:49
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2713.66:167:51
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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47.3Intense
57.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Arona

In seasonPeak

None of Arona's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arona sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arona sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Arona?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arona in May

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

In May, Arona sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Arona in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 9 to Jan 10 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Arona in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arona peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arona?

Arona sits at 28.1°N, 16.7°W, 632 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Adeje, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Arona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arona has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m around an average of 595 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Arona is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, water (33%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
958 m
16 km
2,709 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Adeje 5.0 km · San Miguel De Abona 6.0 km · Granadilla de Abona 11 km · San Isidro 12 km · Guía de Isora 16 km · Icod de los Vinos 30 km · Realejo Alto 32 km · Los Realejos 33 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 Arona (28.0996°, -16.681°, elevation 632 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).