La Algaba weather in May

In May, La Algaba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 34 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°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 La Algaba's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Algaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:20 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

La Algaba is municipal capital of the homonymous municipality of provincia de Sevilla, 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 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in La Algaba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°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)
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22513
32513
42513
52513
62513
72514
82614
92614
102614
112614
122614
132614
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202815
212815
222815
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282916
292916
302917
312917

How May really feels in La Algaba

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.

La Algaba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 496.39.75.6
Feb18° / 455.210.66.5
Mar21° / 536.211.77.2
Apr23° / 11°486.512.97.5
May27° / 15°345.1147.3
Jun32° / 18°71.414.55.3
Jul35° / 21°20.314.33.3
Aug35° / 21°20.513.43.4
Sep31° / 18°273.612.35.5
Oct25° / 15°667117.3
Nov20° / 10°626.3107.0
Dec17° / 756.89.55.8

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 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55842
65842
75941
85941
96040
106040
116238
126238
136337
146337
156535
166535
176634
186733
196832
206832
216931
227030
237030
247129
257129
267129
277327
287327
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

La Algaba gets around 34 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1119
1219
1318
1418
1517
1616
1716
1815
1914
2014
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2611
2711
2810
2910
309
319

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182171
281181
380191
479201
579201
678211
778211
876222
976222
1075232
1174233
1274233
1373243
1472244
1572244
1672244
1770255
1870255
1970255
2069256
2168266
2268266
2367267
2466277
2565287
2664288
2763298
2863298
2963298
3061309
3161309

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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 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 6:36 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:368:07
213.66:348:08
313.66:338:09
413.66:328:10
513.76:318:11
613.76:308:12
713.76:298:12
813.86:288:13
913.86:278:14
1013.86:268:15
1113.96:258:16
1213.96:248:17
1313.96:238:18
1413.96:228:19
1514.06:218:20
1614.06:208:21
1714.06:198:21
1814.16:188:22
1914.16:188:23
2014.16:178:24
2114.16:168:25
2214.26:158:26
2314.26:158:26
2414.26:148:27
2514.26:148:28
2614.36:138:29
2714.36:128:30
2814.36:128:30
2914.36:118:31
3014.36:118:32
3114.46:108:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit La Algaba?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit La Algaba for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Algaba in May

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

In May, La Algaba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in La Algaba 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 La Algaba 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 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Algaba?

La Algaba sits at 37.5°N, 6.0°W, 11 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Rinconada, 4.0 km away.

Topography around La Algaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Algaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m.

The land around La Algaba is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), cropland (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
1,249 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: La Rinconada 4.0 km · Camas 7.0 km · Castilleja de la Cuesta 9.0 km · Seville 10 km · Tomares 11 km · Bormujos 11 km · San Juan de Aznalfarache 12 km · Mairena del Aljarafe 14 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 La Algaba (37.4633°, -6.0111°, elevation 11 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).