Barbate weather in May

In May, Barbate sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Barbate's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barbate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:22 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Barbate is municipal capital of Barbate, Cádiz, Andalusia, 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Barbate reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Barbate 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° / 11°888.49.85.1
Feb16° / 11°767.210.65.3
Mar17° / 12°747.911.76.0
Apr18° / 14°627.312.96.7
May21° / 16°304.913.97.7
Jun24° / 19°71.414.49.0
Jul26° / 21°10.314.29.2
Aug27° / 21°30.513.48.9
Sep25° / 20°313.812.28.4
Oct22° / 17°867.911.17.2
Nov18° / 14°1048.210.16.4
Dec16° / 12°1239.49.65.4

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
56931
67030
77129
87129
97129
107228
117327
127327
137426
147525
157624
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217822
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237921
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318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barbate gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
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521
620
720
820
919
1018
1118
1217
1317
1417
1516
1616
1715
1815
1914
2014
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2611
2711
2810
2910
3010
319

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
158402
257412
356422
455432
554442
653443
752453
852453
951454
1051454
1150455
1249455
1349456
1448457
1547457
1647468
1746468
1845469
1944469
20434710
21424711
22404812
23394813
24374914
25355015
26335017
27315118
28295120
29275221
30265123
31245125

Wind in May

Winds average 19 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
319light breeze
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 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 6:37 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 8:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:378:05
213.56:368:05
313.56:358:06
413.66:348:07
513.66:338:08
613.66:328:09
713.66:318:10
813.76:308:11
913.76:298:11
1013.76:288:12
1113.86:278:13
1213.86:268:14
1313.86:258:15
1413.96:248:16
1513.96:238:17
1613.96:228:17
1713.96:228:18
1814.06:218:19
1914.06:208:20
2014.06:198:21
2114.06:198:21
2214.16:188:22
2314.16:178:23
2414.16:178:24
2514.16:168:25
2614.26:168:25
2714.26:158:26
2814.26:158:27
2914.26:148:27
3014.26:148:28
3114.36:138:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Barbate

In seasonPeak

None of Barbate's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Barbate's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Barbate?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barbate in May

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

In May, Barbate sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Barbate 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 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 21 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Barbate in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barbate peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Barbate in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Barbate is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Dec 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barbate?

Barbate sits at 36.2°N, 5.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Conil de la Frontera, 18 km away.

Topography around Barbate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barbate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m.

The land around Barbate is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, water (39%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
1,597 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Conil de la Frontera 18 km · Chiclana de la Frontera 32 km · Tarifa 35 km · Los Barrios 39 km · San Fernando 40 km · Algeciras 43 km · Puerto Real 44 km · San Roque 48 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 Barbate (36.1924°, -5.9219°, elevation 18 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).