Camargo weather in May

In May, Camargo sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 76 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Camargo's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camargo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 26.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Camargo reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Camargo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 111149.13.0
Feb13° / 9812.610.23.1
Mar14° / 9812.711.63.9
Apr15° / 10°9614.513.24.1
May18° / 13°7613.214.55.3
Jun20° / 16°629.715.26.3
Jul22° / 18°479.314.96.9
Aug23° / 18°539.113.87.1
Sep22° / 16°7410.812.36.4
Oct19° / 14°10412.710.85.7
Nov15° / 11°14715.39.54.1
Dec13° / 11013.78.83.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53169
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113367
123466
133466
143565
153565
163763
173763
183862
194060
204060
214060
224357
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244357
254357
264357
274258
284357
294357
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Camargo gets around 76 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
448
548
647
747
846
946
1045
1145
1245
1344
1444
1543
1643
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1842
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2440
2539
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2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186140
284160
383170
482180
581190
680200
779210
878220
978220
1077230
1177230
1276240
1375250
1475250
1574260
1672271
1771281
1870291
1968302
2067312
2165323
2262344
2360355
2458375
2556386
2654397
2751418
2850428
2948439
30474310
31464311

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 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 6:16 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:168:09
213.96:158:11
314.06:138:12
414.06:128:13
514.16:108:14
614.16:098:15
714.16:088:16
814.26:068:18
914.26:058:19
1014.36:048:20
1114.36:038:21
1214.36:028:22
1314.46:008:23
1414.45:598:24
1514.55:588:25
1614.55:578:27
1714.55:568:28
1814.65:558:29
1914.65:548:30
2014.65:538:31
2114.75:528:32
2214.75:518:33
2314.75:508:34
2414.85:498:35
2514.85:498:36
2614.85:488:37
2714.85:478:38
2814.95:468:39
2914.95:468:40
3014.95:458:41
3114.95:448:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
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246.0Bright
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276.0Bright
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Camargo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Camargo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Camargo in May

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

In May, Camargo sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Camargo in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 21 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Camargo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Camargo peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Camargo?

Camargo sits at 43.4°N, 3.9°W, 32 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is El Astillero, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Camargo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camargo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,528 m.

The land around Camargo is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), water (29%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (32%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
847 m
80 km
2,528 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: El Astillero 5.0 km · Santander 9.0 km · Torrelavega 15 km · Castro-Urdiales 54 km · Santurtzi 69 km · Portugalete 71 km · Getxo 71 km · Algorta 71 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 Camargo (43.4074°, -3.885°, elevation 32 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).