Jaén weather in May

In May, Jaén sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jaén's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:11 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Jaén is settlement in Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.7 µg/m³ · 2010

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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jaén reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72210
82211
92211
102211
112211
122311
132311
142311
152311
162312
172312
182412
192412
202412
212412
222412
232412
242513
252513
262513
272513
282513
292513
302614
312614

How May really feels in Jaén

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.

Jaén weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 568.10.79.73.5
Feb14° / 547.80.510.54.2
Mar17° / 638.60.211.75.7
Apr19° / 699.60.112.96.3
May23° / 12°568.20147.4
Jun28° / 16°233.6014.67.1
Jul33° / 18°51.7014.35.0
Aug32° / 18°133013.54.9
Sep27° / 15°425.8012.37.1
Oct22° / 11°658.30117.1
Nov16° / 698.10.1105.2
Dec13° / 718.30.29.43.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96139
106139
116238
126337
136337
146436
156436
166535
176634
186733
196832
206931
217030
227030
237129
247129
257228
267228
277228
287327
297327
307327
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jaén gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
431
531
630
730
830
930
1029
1129
1228
1328
1427
1526
1626
1725
1825
1924
2024
2124
2223
2323
2423
2522
2622
2722
2821
2921
3020
3120

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129460
139460
149370
159370
169280
179280
189190
199190
2090100
2190100
2289110
2389110
2488120
2588120
2686131
2785141
2885141
2984151
3084151
3183161

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 6:26 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:267:59
213.66:258:00
313.66:248:00
413.66:238:01
513.76:218:02
613.76:208:03
713.76:198:04
813.86:188:05
913.86:178:06
1013.86:168:07
1113.96:158:08
1213.96:148:09
1313.96:138:10
1414.06:128:11
1514.06:118:11
1614.06:118:12
1714.16:108:13
1814.16:098:14
1914.16:088:15
2014.16:078:16
2114.26:078:17
2214.26:068:17
2314.26:058:18
2414.26:048:19
2514.36:048:20
2614.36:038:21
2714.36:038:21
2814.36:028:22
2914.46:028:23
3014.46:018:24
3114.46:018:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
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
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jaén?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaén in May

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

In May, Jaén sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Jaén in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaén peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jaén?

Jaén sits at 37.8°N, 3.8°W, 558 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Martos, 17 km away.

Topography around Jaén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,239 m.

The land around Jaén is covered by trees (52%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
769 m
16 km
1,561 m
80 km
2,239 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Martos 17 km · Alcalá la Real 36 km · Bailén 36 km · Baeza 38 km · Andújar 38 km · Linares 39 km · Úbeda 46 km · Baena 50 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 Jaén (37.7692°, -3.7903°, elevation 558 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).