Igualada weather in May

In May, Igualada sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Igualada's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igualada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:40 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Igualada is human settlement in 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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Igualada reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°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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3209
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How May really feels in Igualada

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.

Igualada weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 416.30.69.32.9
Feb12° / 315.60.710.33.8
Mar16° / 518.10.311.75.2
Apr18° / 7510.4013.15.8
May21° / 11°779.6014.36.7
Jun26° / 15°558.10157.3
Jul28° / 18°426.7014.76.9
Aug28° / 18°669.8013.76.4
Sep24° / 14°9511.4012.36.8
Oct20° / 11°879.8010.96.4
Nov15° / 596.60.19.74.8
Dec11° / 415.90.493.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105347
115446
125446
135545
145644
155644
165743
175842
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igualada gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1732
1831
1931
2030
2129
2229
2328
2428
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3028
3129

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49550
59460
69460
79370
89280
99280
109190
1190100
1289110
1388120
1487130
1586140
1685150
1784160
1883170
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2081190
2180200
2279210
2377230
2475241
2573261
2672271
2771281
2869301
2967312
3066322
3165332

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
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
159calm
169calm
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189calm
199calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 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 5:58 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:587:44
213.85:567:45
313.95:557:46
413.95:547:47
513.95:527:48
614.05:517:49
714.05:507:50
814.05:497:51
914.15:477:52
1014.15:467:54
1114.25:457:55
1214.25:447:56
1314.25:437:57
1414.35:427:58
1514.35:417:59
1614.35:408:00
1714.45:398:01
1814.45:388:02
1914.45:378:03
2014.55:368:04
2114.55:358:05
2214.55:348:06
2314.65:348:07
2414.65:338:08
2514.65:328:08
2614.65:318:09
2714.75:318:10
2814.75:308:11
2914.75:298:12
3014.75:298:13
3114.85:288:14

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 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Igualada?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Igualada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Igualada in May

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

In May, Igualada sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Igualada in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Igualada in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igualada peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Igualada?

Igualada sits at 41.6°N, 1.6°E, 322 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Piera, 13 km away.

Topography around Igualada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igualada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,626 m.

The land around Igualada is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
988 m
80 km
2,626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Piera 13 km · Esparreguera 22 km · Olesa de Montserrat 23 km · Manresa 24 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 27 km · Martorell 29 km · Sant Andreu de la Barca 33 km · Terrassa 33 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 Igualada (41.581°, 1.6172°, elevation 322 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).