Caravaca weather in May

In May, Caravaca sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 44% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Caravaca's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caravaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Caravaca is human settlement in 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Caravaca reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12210
22210
32210
42210
52210
62310
72311
82311
92311
102311
112311
122311
132411
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262613
272613
282613
292614
302614
312714

How May really feels in Caravaca

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.

Caravaca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 315.20.99.74.5
Feb15° / 304.80.510.55.2
Mar18° / 445.90.211.76.5
Apr20° / 416.60137.0
May24° / 12°356.20147.7
Jun29° / 16°203.3014.66.8
Jul32° / 19°61.5014.45.2
Aug32° / 19°173.6013.55.1
Sep27° / 16°495.7012.37.1
Oct22° / 12°406.10117.5
Nov17° / 396.10.19.96.1
Dec14° / 345.20.39.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
76139
86139
96139
106337
116337
126337
136535
146535
156634
166733
176733
186931
197030
207030
217129
227129
237228
247228
257129
267129
277129
287129
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caravaca gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
625
725
824
923
1022
1122
1221
1320
1419
1518
1618
1717
1817
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19955
20946
21946
22937
23928
24919
259010
268911
278812
288713
298614
308515
318515

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:187:51
213.66:177:52
313.66:157:53
413.76:147:54
513.76:137:55
613.76:127:56
713.86:117:57
813.86:107:58
913.86:097:59
1013.96:088:00
1113.96:078:01
1213.96:068:02
1314.06:058:03
1414.06:048:04
1514.06:038:04
1614.16:028:05
1714.16:018:06
1814.16:008:07
1914.16:008:08
2014.25:598:09
2114.25:588:10
2214.25:578:11
2314.25:578:11
2414.35:568:12
2514.35:558:13
2614.35:558:14
2714.35:548:15
2814.45:548:15
2914.45:538:16
3014.45:538:17
3114.45:528:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Caravaca?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caravaca in May

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

In May, Caravaca sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Caravaca in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caravaca peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Caravaca?

Caravaca sits at 38.1°N, 1.9°W, 647 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cehegín, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Caravaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caravaca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m around an average of 676 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,358 m.

The land around Caravaca is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
589 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
2,358 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Cehegín 6.0 km · Mula 33 km · Cieza 42 km · Hellín 47 km · Alhama de Murcia 48 km · Totana 49 km · Archena 49 km · Lorca 50 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 Caravaca (38.1056°, -1.8634°, elevation 647 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).