Atamaría weather in May

In May, Atamaría sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Atamaría's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atamaría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:59 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Atamaría is human settlement in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Atamaría reaches about 19°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 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Atamaría 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° / 13°384.69.75.1
Feb14° / 13°224.110.65.1
Mar15° / 14°284.411.75.5
Apr17° / 15°233.212.96.4
May19° / 18°162.2147.6
Jun22° / 21°40.914.58.8
Jul25° / 24°10.214.39.4
Aug26° / 25°61.113.48.9
Sep24° / 23°333.512.38.4
Oct21° / 20°434.5117.7
Nov18° / 16°456106.7
Dec16° / 14°324.79.55.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47327
57327
67327
77327
87426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Atamaría gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13455110
23255130
33055150
42955160
52854180
62654200
72554210
82355220
92254240
102154250
112053270
121854280
131852300
141752310
151650331
161649351
171547371
181446391
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201342432
211241462
221139483
231037504
24935524
25833536
26731557
27629569
285275810
294255912
303245914
313225916

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 6:14 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:147:46
213.66:137:47
313.66:127:48
413.66:117:49
513.76:107:50
613.76:097:51
713.76:087:52
813.86:077:53
913.86:067:54
1013.86:057:55
1113.96:047:56
1213.96:037:56
1313.96:027:57
1414.06:017:58
1514.06:007:59
1614.05:598:00
1714.05:588:01
1814.15:578:02
1914.15:578:03
2014.15:568:03
2114.25:558:04
2214.25:548:05
2314.25:548:06
2414.25:538:07
2514.35:528:08
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2714.35:518:09
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2914.35:508:11
3014.45:508:11
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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 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Atamaría?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atamaría in May

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

In May, Atamaría sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Atamaría 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 4 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Atamaría 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 Atamaría peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atamaría?

Atamaría sits at 37.6°N, 0.8°W, 98 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Atamaría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atamaría has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Atamaría is covered by trees (27%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Unión 7.0 km · Cartagena 16 km · Barrio de Peral 16 km · Los Alcázares 17 km · Torre-Pacheco 21 km · San Javier 23 km · San Pedro del Pinatar 26 km · Pilar de la Horadada 30 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 Atamaría (37.5999°, -0.8068°, elevation 98 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).