Hellín weather in May

In May, Hellín sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Hellín's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hellín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
47%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Hellín is capital of Hellín 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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hellín reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12210
22210
32210
42311
52311
62311
72311
82311
92311
102411
112411
122412
132412
142412
152412
162512
172512
182512
192512
202513
212513
222613
232613
242613
252613
262613
272714
282714
292714
302714
312714

How May really feels in Hellín

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.

Hellín 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
Jan13° / 234.80.59.64.2
Feb15° / 234.80.410.55.0
Mar18° / 355.40.211.76.5
Apr20° / 355.90137.1
May25° / 12°305.7014.17.7
Jun30° / 16°142.9014.66.3
Jul33° / 19°51.7014.44.4
Aug33° / 19°143013.54.6
Sep28° / 16°315012.37.0
Oct22° / 12°285.40117.6
Nov17° / 325.40.19.96.0
Dec14° / 304.90.29.44.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96139
106139
116238
126238
136337
146436
156436
166535
176634
186634
196733
206832
216832
226931
236931
246931
256931
266931
276931
287030
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hellín gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
623
722
822
921
1021
1120
1219
1319
1418
1517
1617
1716
1816
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3014
3114

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23955
24946
25946
26937
27928
28928
29919
309010
319010

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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
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 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 6:16 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:167:52
213.66:157:52
313.76:147:53
413.76:137:54
513.76:127:55
613.86:117:56
713.86:097:57
813.86:087:58
913.96:077:59
1013.96:068:00
1113.96:058:01
1214.06:048:02
1314.06:038:03
1414.06:028:04
1514.16:018:05
1614.16:008:06
1714.16:008:07
1814.15:598:07
1914.25:588:08
2014.25:578:09
2114.25:568:10
2214.35:568:11
2314.35:558:12
2414.35:548:13
2514.35:548:13
2614.45:538:14
2714.45:528:15
2814.45:528:16
2914.45:518:17
3014.45:518:17
3114.55:508:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hellín?

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

7.7
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 Hellín for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hellín in May

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

In May, Hellín sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Hellín 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 Hellín peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hellín?

Hellín sits at 38.5°N, 1.7°W, 590 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Jumilla, 33 km away.

Topography around Hellín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hellín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 550 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 2,049 m.

The land around Hellín is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
2,049 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Jumilla 33 km · Cieza 39 km · Caravaca 47 km · Cehegín 47 km · Yecla 52 km · Mula 55 km · Albacete 55 km · Archena 56 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 Hellín (38.5106°, -1.701°, elevation 590 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).