Cáceres weather in May

In May, Cáceres sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.4 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cáceres's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cáceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Cáceres is city in Extremadura, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 Cáceres reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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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22111
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42211
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How May really feels in Cáceres

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.

Cáceres 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
Jan12° / 558.29.53.3
Feb14° / 486.910.44.4
Mar17° / 557.511.76.0
Apr20° / 558.6136.5
May24° / 13°437.414.17.4
Jun29° / 17°152.714.76.6
Jul33° / 19°51.314.54.5
Aug33° / 19°71.613.54.6
Sep28° / 16°344.912.36.9
Oct22° / 13°798.3117.0
Nov16° / 708.49.85.2
Dec13° / 678.29.33.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85149
95050
105050
115149
125248
135248
145347
155446
165545
175644
185644
195842
205842
216040
226040
236139
246139
256238
266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cáceres gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
428
529
629
729
829
928
1028
1128
1228
1327
1426
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2021
2121
2220
2320
2419
2518
2618
2717
2817
2916
3016
3115

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99550
109460
119460
129370
139280
149280
159190
1690100
1790100
1889110
1988120
2087130
2187130
2285141
2384151
2483161
2583161
2682171
2782171
2882171
2982171
3082171
3182171

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
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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 36 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 6:33 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 8:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:338:12
213.76:328:13
313.76:318:14
413.86:308:15
513.86:298:16
613.86:278:17
713.96:268:18
813.96:258:19
913.96:248:20
1014.06:238:21
1114.06:228:22
1214.06:218:23
1314.16:208:24
1414.16:198:25
1514.16:188:26
1614.26:178:27
1714.26:168:28
1814.26:158:28
1914.36:148:29
2014.36:138:30
2114.36:138:31
2214.36:128:32
2314.46:118:33
2414.46:108:34
2514.46:108:35
2614.46:098:35
2714.56:088:36
2814.56:088:37
2914.56:078:38
3014.56:078:39
3114.66:068:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
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206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cáceres?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cáceres in May

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

In May, Cáceres sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Cáceres 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 Cáceres peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cáceres?

Cáceres sits at 39.5°N, 6.4°W, 441 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 62 km away.

Topography around Cáceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cáceres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Cáceres is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mérida 62 km · Plasencia 66 km · Montijo 67 km · Don Benito 73 km · Villanueva de la Serena 74 km · Badajoz 84 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 85 km · Almendralejo 88 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 Cáceres (39.4765°, -6.3722°, elevation 441 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).