Barbastro weather in May

In May, Barbastro sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Barbastro's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barbastro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Barbastro is capital of Barbastro 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Barbastro reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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)
1218
2219
3219
4219
5229
6229
7229
82210
92210
102210
112210
122310
132310
142310
152311
162311
172411
182411
192411
202411
212411
222512
232512
242512
252512
262512
272513
282613
292613
302613
312613

How May really feels in Barbastro

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.

Barbastro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 395.99.32.8
Feb13° / 264.610.34.0
Mar16° / 436.511.75.7
Apr19° / 638.213.16.5
May23° / 11°597.814.37.2
Jun29° / 15°396.1156.5
Jul32° / 18°275.214.74.9
Aug31° / 18°546.113.75.3
Sep26° / 14°717.112.37.4
Oct21° / 697.410.97.0
Nov14° / 556.49.64.8
Dec11° / 375.793.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55545
65446
75545
85545
95644
105644
115644
125743
135842
145842
156040
166040
176139
186238
196238
206436
216436
226436
236634
246634
256634
266535
276634
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barbastro gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1328
1428
1528
1627
1726
1826
1925
2025
2124
2224
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9982
10982
11982
12982
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21946
22937
23937
24928
25919
269010
278911
288812
298713
308614
318515

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:037:51
213.86:017:52
313.96:007:53
413.95:597:54
514.05:577:55
614.05:567:56
714.05:557:57
814.15:547:58
914.15:527:59
1014.25:518:01
1114.25:508:02
1214.25:498:03
1314.35:488:04
1414.35:478:05
1514.35:468:06
1614.45:458:07
1714.45:448:08
1814.45:438:09
1914.55:428:10
2014.55:418:11
2114.55:408:12
2214.65:398:13
2314.65:388:14
2414.65:378:15
2514.75:378:16
2614.75:368:17
2714.75:358:18
2814.75:358:18
2914.85:348:19
3014.85:338:20
3114.85:338:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
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
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Barbastro?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barbastro in May

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

In May, Barbastro sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Barbastro 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 Barbastro peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barbastro?

Barbastro sits at 42.0°N, 0.1°E, 338 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monzón, 15 km away.

Topography around Barbastro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barbastro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,269 m.

The land around Barbastro is covered by cropland (31%), grassland (28%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
3,269 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Monzón 15 km · Huesca 46 km · Lleida 62 km · Balaguer 63 km · Zaragoza 93 km · Tàrrega 94 km · Almozara 95 km · Delicias 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 Barbastro (42.0356°, 0.1269°, elevation 338 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).