Ayamonte weather in May

In May, Ayamonte sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Ayamonte's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayamonte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:26 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Ayamonte is capital of Ayamonte 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ayamonte reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ayamonte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 406.39.75.0
Feb16° / 385.110.65.6
Mar18° / 11°456.411.76.7
Apr20° / 12°446.312.97.0
May24° / 15°315.3147.9
Jun28° / 18°71.214.57.8
Jul31° / 20°10.214.36.1
Aug31° / 20°30.513.46.0
Sep28° / 18°213.112.37.5
Oct23° / 16°606.4117.5
Nov18° / 12°546.6106.6
Dec16° / 636.69.55.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86337
96337
106436
116436
126535
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307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ayamonte gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1319
1419
1518
1618
1718
1817
1916
2016
2115
2215
2314
2414
2513
2612
2712
2811
2911
3010
319

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179201
278211
377221
476231
574251
673261
772271
871281
970282
1069292
1168302
1266313
1366313
1464324
1564324
1663334
1762335
1862335
1961336
2061336
2159347
2258348
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2557349
26563410
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28543511
29543511
30533611
31523612

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light 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 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 6:42 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 8:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:428:12
213.56:408:13
313.66:398:14
413.66:388:15
513.66:378:16
613.76:368:17
713.76:358:18
813.76:348:18
913.86:338:19
1013.86:328:20
1113.86:318:21
1213.96:308:22
1313.96:298:23
1413.96:288:24
1514.06:278:25
1614.06:268:26
1714.06:258:26
1814.06:258:27
1914.16:248:28
2014.16:238:29
2114.16:228:30
2214.16:228:31
2314.26:218:31
2414.26:208:32
2514.26:208:33
2614.26:198:34
2714.36:198:34
2814.36:188:35
2914.36:188:36
3014.36:178:37
3114.36:178:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ayamonte?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ayamonte in May

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

In May, Ayamonte sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ayamonte 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 18 to Oct 19 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Ayamonte 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 Ayamonte peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ayamonte?

Ayamonte sits at 37.2°N, 7.4°W, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Isla Cristina, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ayamonte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayamonte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m.

The land around Ayamonte is covered by grassland (33%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (38%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
641 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Isla Cristina 8.0 km · Lepe 19 km · Tavira 23 km · Cartaya 24 km · Aljaraque 35 km · Laranjeiro 39 km · Quelfes 40 km · Huelva 42 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 Ayamonte (37.2133°, -7.4081°, elevation 12 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).