Lleida weather in May

In May, Lleida sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Lleida's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lleida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:44 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lleida reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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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312815

How May really feels in Lleida

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.

Lleida weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 295.39.33.7
Feb15° / 193.910.35.2
Mar19° / 315.211.76.9
Apr21° / 466.613.17.2
May26° / 13°426.114.37.5
Jun30° / 17°274.2155.7
Jul33° / 20°16314.74.2
Aug33° / 20°294.413.74.4
Sep28° / 16°455.812.36.8
Oct23° / 12°45610.97.5
Nov16° / 3859.75.8
Dec12° / 264.893.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75842
85842
95941
106040
116139
126139
136238
146337
156436
166535
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lleida gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
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1422
1522
1621
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3018
3118

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119370
129370
139280
149190
1590100
1690100
1789110
1887121
1986131
2086131
2185141
2284151
2383161
2481172
2580182
2680182
2778193
2877203
2976213
3076213
3174224

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 6:02 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:027:48
213.86:007:49
313.95:597:50
413.95:587:51
513.95:567:52
614.05:557:53
714.05:547:54
814.05:537:55
914.15:517:57
1014.15:507:58
1114.25:497:59
1214.25:488:00
1314.25:478:01
1414.35:468:02
1514.35:458:03
1614.35:448:04
1714.45:438:05
1814.45:428:06
1914.45:418:07
2014.55:408:08
2114.55:398:09
2214.55:388:10
2314.65:378:11
2414.65:378:12
2514.65:368:13
2614.65:358:13
2714.75:348:14
2814.75:348:15
2914.75:338:16
3014.75:338:17
3114.85:328:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
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96.5Intense
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267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lleida?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lleida in May

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

In May, Lleida sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lleida 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 Lleida 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 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lleida?

Lleida sits at 41.6°N, 0.6°E, 155 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Balaguer, 25 km away.

Topography around Lleida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lleida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,046 m.

The land around Lleida is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
2,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Balaguer 25 km · Tàrrega 43 km · Monzón 48 km · Barbastro 62 km · Valls 64 km · Reus 65 km · Cambrils 71 km · Vila-seca 71 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 Lleida (41.6167°, 0.6222°, elevation 155 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).