Don Benito weather in May

In May, Don Benito sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Don Benito's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Don Benito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Don Benito is capital of Don Benito Municipality, 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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Don Benito reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 31°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)
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22211
32311
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52312
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112412
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How May really feels in Don Benito

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.

Don Benito weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 487.59.63.7
Feb15° / 426.510.54.8
Mar18° / 44711.76.4
Apr21° / 10°457.6136.8
May25° / 13°336.514.17.5
Jun30° / 17°122.314.76.1
Jul34° / 20°40.914.54.2
Aug34° / 20°61.213.54.3
Sep29° / 17°264.412.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 627.69.95.7
Dec13° / 577.49.34.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55149
65149
75248
85248
95446
105446
115545
125644
135644
145842
155941
166040
176040
186139
196139
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Don Benito gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1224
1324
1423
1523
1622
1721
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3014
3113

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119370
129370
139280
149190
1590100
1690100
1788111
1887121
1986131
2086131
2185141
2284151
2383161
2482171
2582171
2682171
2781181
2881181
2981181
3081181
3182171

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 6:32 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:328:09
213.66:318:10
313.76:308:11
413.76:298:12
513.86:288:13
613.86:268:14
713.86:258:15
813.96:248:16
913.96:238:17
1013.96:228:18
1114.06:218:19
1214.06:208:20
1314.06:198:21
1414.16:188:21
1514.16:178:22
1614.16:168:23
1714.26:158:24
1814.26:148:25
1914.26:138:26
2014.26:138:27
2114.36:128:28
2214.36:118:29
2314.36:108:30
2414.36:108:30
2514.46:098:31
2614.46:088:32
2714.46:088:33
2814.46:078:34
2914.56:078:34
3014.56:068:35
3114.56:068:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
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287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Don Benito?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Don Benito in May

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

In May, Don Benito sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Don Benito 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 Don Benito peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Don Benito?

Don Benito sits at 39.0°N, 5.9°W, 285 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Villanueva de la Serena, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Don Benito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Don Benito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,397 m.

The land around Don Benito is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,397 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Villanueva de la Serena 6.0 km · Mérida 42 km · Almendralejo 56 km · Montijo 66 km · Cáceres 73 km · Zafra 76 km · Badajoz 96 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 108 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 Don Benito (38.9563°, -5.8616°, elevation 285 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).