El Ejido weather in May

In May, El Ejido sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Ejido's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Ejido's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:09 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

El Ejido is innhabited place in El Ejido, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 27.6 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in El Ejido reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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El Ejido 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 10°295.50.79.84.5
Feb14° / 11°275.10.710.64.7
Mar15° / 12°305.30.211.75.4
Apr17° / 13°225.1012.96.2
May19° / 16°184013.97.5
Jun23° / 19°81.9014.58.9
Jul26° / 22°20.4014.39.3
Aug26° / 23°61.5013.48.8
Sep24° / 20°173.4012.28.4
Oct20° / 17°264.70117.4
Nov17° / 14°345.50.1106.2
Dec15° / 12°344.90.29.55.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87624
97723
107723
117723
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137822
147921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Ejido gets around 18 mm of rain over 4 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 12% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
418
518
617
717
816
916
1015
1114
1214
1313
1412
1512
1611
1711
1810
1910
2010
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
289
298
308
318

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181190
280200
379210
478220
577230
676240
774251
874251
973261
1072271
1171281
1271281
1370291
1469301
1567312
1666322
1765332
1863343
1962353
2060364
2158375
2256386
2353407
2451418
25494210
26464311
27444413
28414514
29394616
30364617
31344719

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 6:24 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:247:53
213.56:237:54
313.66:227:55
413.66:207:56
513.66:197:57
613.76:187:58
713.76:177:58
813.76:167:59
913.76:158:00
1013.86:148:01
1113.86:138:02
1213.86:128:03
1313.96:118:04
1413.96:118:04
1513.96:108:05
1614.06:098:06
1714.06:088:07
1814.06:078:08
1914.06:068:09
2014.16:068:10
2114.16:058:10
2214.16:048:11
2314.16:048:12
2414.26:038:13
2514.26:028:13
2614.26:028:14
2714.26:018:15
2814.26:018:16
2914.36:008:16
3014.36:008:17
3114.35:598:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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36.8Intense
46.9Intense
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67.0Intense
77.0Intense
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307.5Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit El Ejido?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit El Ejido for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Ejido in May

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

In May, El Ejido sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near El Ejido in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 18 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in El Ejido 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 El Ejido peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Ejido?

El Ejido sits at 36.8°N, 2.8°W, 84 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Berja, 14 km away.

Topography around El Ejido

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Ejido has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,244 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,449 m.

The land around El Ejido is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (26%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
2,244 m
80 km
3,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Berja 14 km · Vícar 16 km · Roquetas de Mar 18 km · Adra 19 km · Almería 32 km · Níjar 58 km · Motril 63 km · Guadix 65 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 El Ejido (36.7763°, -2.8146°, elevation 84 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).