Gasteiz / Vitoria weather in May

In May, Gasteiz / Vitoria sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 71 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Gasteiz / Vitoria's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gasteiz / Vitoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Gasteiz / Vitoria is capital town of Vitoria/Gasteiz municipality.

Founded
1181

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gasteiz / Vitoria reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Gasteiz / Vitoria

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.

Gasteiz / Vitoria weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7512.42.99.21.6
Feb10° / 6711.63.810.22.1
Mar13° / 7111.61.911.63.4
Apr15° / 8014.30.413.13.9
May18° / 7112.7014.45.4
Jun22° / 12°558.9015.16.7
Jul24° / 14°326.7014.87.5
Aug25° / 14°327.3013.77.4
Sep22° / 12°438.9012.36.9
Oct18° / 7111.5010.85.4
Nov12° / 8713.30.79.53.0
Dec / 70121.88.91.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73169
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133268
143268
153367
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gasteiz / Vitoria gets around 71 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
645
745
845
944
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1144
1244
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1543
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1742
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2139
2238
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2736
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3036
3136

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
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79820
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199460
209370
219280
229190
2390100
2488120
2587130
2686140
2784160
2882171
2981181
3079201
3178211

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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318calm

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 6:12 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:128:03
213.96:118:05
313.96:108:06
414.06:088:07
514.06:078:08
614.16:058:09
714.16:048:10
814.16:038:11
914.26:028:13
1014.26:008:14
1114.35:598:15
1214.35:588:16
1314.35:578:17
1414.45:568:18
1514.45:558:19
1614.45:548:20
1714.55:538:21
1814.55:528:22
1914.55:518:23
2014.65:508:24
2114.65:498:25
2214.65:488:26
2314.75:478:27
2414.75:468:28
2514.75:458:29
2614.85:458:30
2714.85:448:31
2814.85:438:32
2914.85:438:33
3014.95:428:34
3114.95:418:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gasteiz / Vitoria?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gasteiz / Vitoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gasteiz / Vitoria in May

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

In May, Gasteiz / Vitoria sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gasteiz / Vitoria in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Sep 25 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Gasteiz / Vitoria 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 Gasteiz / Vitoria peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gasteiz / Vitoria?

Gasteiz / Vitoria sits at 42.9°N, 2.7°W, 547 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arrasate / Mondragón, 28 km away.

Topography around Gasteiz / Vitoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gasteiz / Vitoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,250 m.

The land around Gasteiz / Vitoria is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
2,250 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Arrasate / Mondragón 28 km · Miranda de Ebro 29 km · Durango 36 km · Ermua 40 km · Laudio / Llodio 40 km · Eibar 41 km · Amorebieta 41 km · Altsasu 42 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 Gasteiz / Vitoria (42.85°, -2.6727°, elevation 547 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).