Calatayud weather in May

In May, Calatayud sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.3 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 30% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Calatayud's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calatayud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:53 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Calatayud is Aragonese city, capital of the municipality of Calatayud, Spain.

Founded
1120

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 Calatayud reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3197
4197
5207
6208
7208
8208
9208
10208
11218
12218
13218
14219
15219
16219
17229
18229
19229
20229
212210
222310
232310
242310
252310
262310
272411
282411
292411
302411
312411

How May really feels in Calatayud

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.

Calatayud 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
Jan / 307.11.59.42.1
Feb11° / 2661.410.33.0
Mar15° / 357.20.811.74.8
Apr17° / 529.50.413.15.6
May22° / 549.2014.36.7
Jun27° / 13°367.3014.96.9
Jul31° / 15°224.7014.75.6
Aug30° / 15°215.5013.75.8
Sep25° / 12°335.6012.37.7
Oct19° / 417.2010.96.6
Nov13° / 397.30.49.73.9
Dec10° / 265.90.89.12.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
84258
94258
104357
114456
124555
134753
144753
155050
165149
175149
185347
195446
205545
215545
225545
235644
245644
255644
265644
275743
285743
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Calatayud gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1232
1332
1431
1531
1630
1729
1829
1928
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2928
3028
3128

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31964

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:117:56
213.86:107:57
313.86:087:59
413.96:078:00
513.96:068:01
614.06:058:02
714.06:038:03
814.06:028:04
914.16:018:05
1014.16:008:06
1114.15:598:07
1214.25:588:08
1314.25:568:09
1414.25:558:10
1514.35:548:11
1614.35:538:12
1714.35:528:13
1814.45:518:14
1914.45:518:15
2014.45:508:16
2114.55:498:17
2214.55:488:18
2314.55:478:19
2414.65:468:20
2514.65:468:21
2614.65:458:22
2714.65:448:23
2814.75:448:24
2914.75:438:24
3014.75:428:25
3114.75:428:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Calatayud?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Calatayud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calatayud in May

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

In May, Calatayud sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Calatayud 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 Calatayud peaks around July 14 at about 10 (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 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calatayud?

Calatayud sits at 41.4°N, 1.6°W, 542 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montecanal, 66 km away.

Topography around Calatayud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calatayud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Calatayud is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,124 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Montecanal 66 km · Utebo 67 km · Oliver-Valdefierro 67 km · Delicias 70 km · Almozara 71 km · Zaragoza 72 km · Tudela 79 km · Soria 82 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 Calatayud (41.3535°, -1.6432°, elevation 542 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).