Güimar weather in May

In May, Güimar sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Güimar's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Güimar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:20 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Güimar is municipal capital of Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Güimar reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Güimar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 10°285.510.45.4
Feb16° / 10°355.4115.5
Mar17° / 11°284.911.86.4
Apr18° / 11°183.812.76.9
May20° / 12°7213.47.9
Jun22° / 14°20.613.89.0
Jul25° / 16°00.113.69.5
Aug25° / 17°50.7139.1
Sep24° / 16°142.612.28.6
Oct21° / 15°366.811.37.2
Nov18° / 13°367.910.66.2
Dec16° / 11°497.810.25.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57228
67228
77228
87426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Güimar gets around 7 mm of rain over 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:317:35
213.16:307:35
313.16:297:36
413.16:287:37
513.26:277:37
613.26:277:38
713.26:267:39
813.26:257:39
913.36:247:40
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1113.36:237:41
1213.36:227:42
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1413.46:217:43
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1713.46:197:45
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1913.56:187:46
2013.56:187:46
2113.56:177:47
2213.56:177:48
2313.56:167:48
2413.56:167:49
2513.66:157:49
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2713.66:157:50
2813.66:147:51
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3013.66:147:52
3113.76:147:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Güimar

In seasonPeak

None of Güimar's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Güimar sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Güimar sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Güimar?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Güimar in May

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

In May, Güimar sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Güimar in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 10 to Jan 8 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Güimar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Güimar peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Güimar in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Güimar is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateFeb 1118 µg/m³Jun 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Güimar?

Güimar sits at 28.3°N, 16.4°W, 278 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Candelaria, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Güimar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Güimar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m around an average of 405 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Güimar is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, water (36%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,151 m
16 km
2,398 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Candelaria 6.0 km · La Orotava 14 km · Puerto de la Cruz 18 km · Realejo Alto 18 km · Tacoronte 18 km · Los Realejos 19 km · La Laguna 21 km · Tenerife 23 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 Güimar (28.3112°, -16.4128°, elevation 278 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).