Calahorra weather in May

In May, Calahorra sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Calahorra's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calahorra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Calahorra is capital of the Calahorra municipality, La Rioja, 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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Calahorra reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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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How May really feels in Calahorra

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.

Calahorra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4081.29.32.4
Feb12° / 3171.210.33.2
Mar15° / 398.30.711.64.8
Apr18° / 579.90.213.15.6
May22° / 10°5910.2014.46.5
Jun26° / 14°477.80157.1
Jul29° / 16°285.6014.86.2
Aug29° / 16°315.9013.76.2
Sep25° / 13°366.9012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°487.8010.86.6
Nov14° / 5090.69.64.1
Dec11° / 357.30.692.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53862
63862
73961
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94060
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124060
134258
144357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Calahorra gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
438
538
638
738
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938
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1435
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2129
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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119820
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219550
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239460
249370
259280
269280
279190
2890100
2989110
3088120
3186131

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 11 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 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 6:11 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:118:00
213.96:098:01
313.96:088:02
413.96:068:03
514.06:058:04
614.06:048:05
714.16:038:06
814.16:018:07
914.16:008:08
1014.25:598:10
1114.25:588:11
1214.35:578:12
1314.35:558:13
1414.35:548:14
1514.45:538:15
1614.45:528:16
1714.45:518:17
1814.55:508:18
1914.55:498:19
2014.55:488:20
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2414.65:458:24
2514.75:448:25
2614.75:438:26
2714.75:438:27
2814.85:428:28
2914.85:418:29
3014.85:418:29
3114.85:408:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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65.8Bright
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106.0Bright
116.0Intense
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286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Calahorra?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Calahorra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calahorra in May

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

In May, Calahorra sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Calahorra 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 Calahorra peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calahorra?

Calahorra sits at 42.3°N, 2.0°W, 352 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tudela, 40 km away.

Topography around Calahorra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calahorra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,106 m.

The land around Calahorra is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
2,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tudela 40 km · Logroño 44 km · Barañáin 60 km · Iturrama 61 km · Ermitagaña 61 km · Primer Ensanche 62 km · Segundo Ensanche 62 km · Pamplona 63 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 Calahorra (42.3051°, -1.9652°, elevation 352 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).