Cambre weather in May

In May, Cambre sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Cambre's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Cambre is human settlement in Cambre, A Coruña Province, Galicia, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³ · 2010

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cambre reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Cambre 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° / 12514.19.22.8
Feb13° / 9211.810.23.2
Mar14° / 9612.311.64.1
Apr16° / 1041413.24.3
May18° / 11°831214.55.5
Jun21° / 13°548.315.16.6
Jul23° / 15°336.114.97.5
Aug23° / 15°437.513.87.4
Sep21° / 14°689.212.36.7
Oct18° / 12°12013.310.85.4
Nov14° / 14015.89.53.6
Dec13° / 12714.28.93.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23367
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cambre gets around 83 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:34 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 8:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1314.46:188:41
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1614.56:158:44
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2014.66:118:48
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cambre?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cambre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cambre in May

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

In May, Cambre sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cambre in May

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 18°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Cambre 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 Cambre peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cambre?

Cambre sits at 43.3°N, 8.3°W, 49 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Culleredo, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Cambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m.

The land around Cambre is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

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80 km
1,033 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Culleredo 3.0 km · Oleiros 5.0 km · A Coruña 9.0 km · Arteixo 13 km · Ferrol 23 km · Narón 26 km · Carballo 29 km · Santiago de Compostela 49 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 Cambre (43.2944°, -8.3474°, elevation 49 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).