Carballo weather in May

In May, Carballo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Carballo's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carballo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Carballo is human settlement in Carballo, Bergantiños, A Coruña Province, 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Carballo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Carballo 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° / 14714.99.22.8
Feb12° / 10212.410.23.0
Mar14° / 10412.311.63.7
Apr14° / 10°1101413.23.9
May16° / 11°8112.214.44.9
Jun18° / 14°488.215.16.3
Jul20° / 15°305.714.97.1
Aug21° / 16°437.113.87.1
Sep20° / 15°648.812.36.5
Oct17° / 13°13413.510.85.1
Nov14° / 11°15516.49.53.6
Dec13° / 14214.78.93.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83862
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103862
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284654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carballo gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
345
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544
644
743
843
943
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1241
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1540
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2137
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2735
2835
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3134

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 (%)
19370
29370
39370
49280
59280
69280
79280
89280
99280
109280
119190
129190
139190
149190
1590100
1689110
1788120
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1985141
2084151
2183161
2281181
2380191
2477212
2576222
2674242
2773252
2872262
2970282
3069292
3168302

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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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 6:36 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 9:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:368:28
213.96:348:29
314.06:338:31
414.06:318:32
514.06:308:33
614.16:298:34
714.16:278:35
814.26:268:36
914.26:258:37
1014.26:248:39
1114.36:228:40
1214.36:218:41
1314.46:208:42
1414.46:198:43
1514.46:188:44
1614.56:178:45
1714.56:168:46
1814.56:158:47
1914.66:148:48
2014.66:138:50
2114.66:128:51
2214.76:118:52
2314.76:108:53
2414.76:098:54
2514.86:088:55
2614.86:088:55
2714.86:078:56
2814.96:068:57
2914.96:068:58
3014.96:058:59
3114.96:049:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Carballo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Carballo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carballo in May

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

In May, Carballo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Carballo 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 at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) 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 Carballo 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 Carballo 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
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carballo?

Carballo sits at 43.2°N, 8.7°W, 111 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arteixo, 18 km away.

Topography around Carballo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carballo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m.

The land around Carballo is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
999 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Arteixo 18 km · Culleredo 26 km · Cambre 29 km · A Coruña 30 km · Oleiros 33 km · Santiago de Compostela 39 km · Ferrol 48 km · Teo 48 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 Carballo (43.213°, -8.691°, elevation 111 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).