Badajoz weather in May

In May, Badajoz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 14.1 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 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Badajoz's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badajoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:21 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Badajoz is city in Extremadura, capital of Badajoz Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1230

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 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Badajoz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°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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22211
32211
42311
52312
62312
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112412
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312715

How May really feels in Badajoz

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.

Badajoz 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
Jan13° / 467.39.64.0
Feb15° / 415.810.55.1
Mar18° / 456.611.76.5
Apr20° / 10°437.3136.8
May25° / 13°376.714.17.5
Jun30° / 16°112.414.76.5
Jul33° / 19°20.814.44.6
Aug33° / 19°41.213.54.6
Sep29° / 16°233.812.36.8
Oct23° / 13°667.6117.2
Nov17° / 607.39.95.8
Dec14° / 597.49.34.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85248
95248
105347
115446
125446
135545
145644
155644
165644
175743
185842
195941
206040
216139
226139
236139
246238
256337
266337
276436
286436
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Badajoz gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
324
424
524
624
724
825
925
1025
1124
1224
1324
1424
1523
1623
1722
1822
1921
2021
2120
2219
2319
2418
2518
2617
2716
2816
2915
3014
3114

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49460
59460
69460
79370
89370
99370
109280
119181
129091
1389101
1489101
1588111
1687121
1787121
1886131
1985141
2084151
2183161
2282171
2381181
2480191
2580191
2679201
2778211
2878211
2978211
3078211
3177221

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 6:37 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 8:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:378:13
213.66:368:14
313.76:348:15
413.76:338:16
513.86:328:17
613.86:318:18
713.86:308:19
813.96:298:20
913.96:288:21
1013.96:278:22
1114.06:268:23
1214.06:248:24
1314.06:248:25
1414.16:238:26
1514.16:228:27
1614.16:218:28
1714.16:208:28
1814.26:198:29
1914.26:188:30
2014.26:178:31
2114.36:178:32
2214.36:168:33
2314.36:158:34
2414.36:148:35
2514.46:148:35
2614.46:138:36
2714.46:138:37
2814.46:128:38
2914.56:118:39
3014.56:118:39
3114.56:108:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Badajoz?

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

7.5
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 Badajoz for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Badajoz in May

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

In May, Badajoz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Badajoz 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 Badajoz peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Badajoz?

Badajoz sits at 38.9°N, 7.0°W, 192 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montijo, 31 km away.

Topography around Badajoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badajoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Badajoz is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Montijo 31 km · Almendralejo 53 km · Mérida 55 km · Portalegre 61 km · Zafra 70 km · Cáceres 84 km · Évora 88 km · Don Benito 96 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 Badajoz (38.8779°, -6.9706°, elevation 192 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).