Guadalajara weather in May

In May, Guadalajara sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 43 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guadalajara's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadalajara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Guadalajara is city in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.7 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Guadalajara reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3208
4208
5208
6208
7209
8209
9219
10219
11219
12219
13219
14229
152210
162210
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182210
192310
202310
212311
222311
232311
242311
252411
262411
272412
282412
292412
302512
312512

How May really feels in Guadalajara

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.

Guadalajara 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
Jan / 437.51.39.42.1
Feb11° / 3461.210.43.2
Mar15° / 417.20.411.75.0
Apr18° / 508.40.1135.9
May22° / 10°438.1014.27.0
Jun28° / 14°194014.87.1
Jul32° / 17°71.7014.65.2
Aug31° / 17°92.1013.65.5
Sep26° / 13°234.3012.37.7
Oct19° / 608010.96.5
Nov13° / 577.80.29.73.9
Dec10° / 447.20.69.12.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54555
64555
74654
84753
94852
104951
114951
125149
135149
145347
155446
165545
175743
185743
195941
205941
216040
226139
236139
246238
256337
266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guadalajara gets around 43 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1428
1527
1627
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2723
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982
31982

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 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 6:19 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:198:01
213.76:178:02
313.86:168:03
413.86:158:04
513.96:138:05
613.96:128:06
713.96:118:07
814.06:108:08
914.06:098:09
1014.06:088:10
1114.16:068:12
1214.16:058:13
1314.26:048:14
1414.26:038:15
1514.26:028:16
1614.36:018:17
1714.36:008:17
1814.35:598:18
1914.35:598:19
2014.45:588:20
2114.45:578:21
2214.45:568:22
2314.55:558:23
2414.55:548:24
2514.55:548:25
2614.55:538:26
2714.65:528:27
2814.65:528:27
2914.65:518:28
3014.65:518:29
3114.75:508:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Guadalajara?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guadalajara in May

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

In May, Guadalajara sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guadalajara?

Guadalajara sits at 40.6°N, 3.2°W, 722 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Azuqueca de Henares, 11 km away.

Topography around Guadalajara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalajara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.

The land around Guadalajara is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,931 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Azuqueca de Henares 11 km · Alcalá de Henares 23 km · Algete 29 km · Torrejón de Ardoz 32 km · Mejorada del Campo 38 km · San Fernando de Henares 39 km · Barajas de Madrid 39 km · Rejas 40 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 Guadalajara (40.6286°, -3.1618°, elevation 722 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).