Bailén weather in May

In May, Bailén sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.1 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 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bailén's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bailén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:10 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Bailén is capital of Bailén Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bailén reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22312
32312
42412
52412
62412
72412
82412
92413
102513
112513
122513
132513
142513
152613
162613
172614
182614
192614
202714
212714
222714
232714
242715
252715
262815
272815
282815
292815
302816
312816

How May really feels in Bailén

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.

Bailén 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
Jan14° / 528.29.74.2
Feb15° / 477.510.55.1
Mar19° / 477.811.76.5
Apr21° / 10°457.8137.0
May26° / 14°326.1147.5
Jun31° / 18°112.114.65.5
Jul35° / 21°20.814.43.2
Aug35° / 21°61.413.53.4
Sep30° / 17°26412.36.1
Oct24° / 13°477.4117.4
Nov18° / 577.79.96.0
Dec14° / 628.49.44.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
45842
55941
65941
76040
86040
96139
106238
116238
126337
136337
146535
156535
166733
176733
186931
197030
207129
217228
227228
237327
247426
257426
267426
277426
287525
297525
307525
317624

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bailén gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
624
724
824
923
1022
1122
1221
1321
1420
1519
1619
1718
1818
1917
2017
2116
2216
2316
2416
2515
2615
2715
2814
2914
3013
3113

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119460
129370
139370
149280
159190
169190
1790100
1890100
1989110
2088120
2188120
2287130
2386140
2485141
2584151
2684151
2783161
2883161
2983161
3082171
3181172

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:267:59
213.66:248:00
313.66:238:01
413.76:228:02
513.76:218:03
613.76:208:04
713.86:198:05
813.86:178:06
913.86:168:07
1013.96:158:08
1113.96:148:08
1213.96:138:09
1314.06:128:10
1414.06:128:11
1514.06:118:12
1614.16:108:13
1714.16:098:14
1814.16:088:15
1914.16:078:16
2014.26:068:16
2114.26:068:17
2214.26:058:18
2314.26:048:19
2414.36:048:20
2514.36:038:21
2614.36:028:21
2714.36:028:22
2814.46:018:23
2914.46:018:24
3014.46:008:25
3114.46:008:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bailén?

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
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bailén in May

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

In May, Bailén sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bailén 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 Bailén peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bailén?

Bailén sits at 38.1°N, 3.8°W, 349 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Linares, 12 km away.

Topography around Bailén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bailén has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Bailén is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Linares 12 km · La Carolina 24 km · Andújar 25 km · Baeza 29 km · Jaén 36 km · Úbeda 37 km · Martos 45 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 68 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 Bailén (38.0964°, -3.7779°, elevation 349 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).