Loja weather in May

In May, Loja sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.6 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 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Loja's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:13 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Loja is municipality seat in Loja, 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Loja reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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
122211
132311
142311
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212412
222412
232413
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252513
262513
272513
282513
292513
302514
312614

How May really feels in Loja

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.

Loja 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
Jan13° / 587.99.73.7
Feb14° / 507.210.64.4
Mar17° / 608.511.75.7
Apr19° / 568.412.96.4
May23° / 12°426.6147.6
Jun28° / 16°162.514.57.5
Jul32° / 19°30.614.35.4
Aug32° / 19°81.713.45.4
Sep27° / 15°334.612.37.5
Oct22° / 12°607.2117.2
Nov16° / 697.9105.4
Dec13° / 7089.54.0

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
46040
56040
66040
76040
86139
96139
106337
116337
126337
136436
146436
156535
166634
176733
186832
196931
207030
217129
227228
237228
247228
257327
267327
277327
287426
297426
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Loja gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
924
1024
1123
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1721
1821
1920
2020
2119
2219
2318
2418
2517
2617
2716
2816
2915
3015
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149370
159280
169280
179190
189190
1990100
2089110
2188120
2287130
2386140
2484160
2583170
2681181
2780191
2879201
2978211
3077221
3175232

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
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:04 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)
113.56:297:59
213.56:278:00
313.66:268:01
413.66:258:02
513.66:248:03
613.76:238:04
713.76:228:04
813.76:218:05
913.86:208:06
1013.86:198:07
1113.86:188:08
1213.96:178:09
1313.96:168:10
1413.96:158:11
1514.06:148:12
1614.06:138:12
1714.06:128:13
1814.06:128:14
1914.16:118:15
2014.16:108:16
2114.16:098:17
2214.16:098:17
2314.26:088:18
2414.26:078:19
2514.26:078:20
2614.26:068:21
2714.36:068:21
2814.36:058:22
2914.36:058:23
3014.36:048:24
3114.36:048:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Loja?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loja in May

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

In May, Loja sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Loja in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 18 to Oct 10 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Loja 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 Loja peaks around July 17 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loja?

Loja sits at 37.2°N, 4.2°W, 453 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Priego de Córdoba, 30 km away.

Topography around Loja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loja has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m around an average of 648 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,245 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Loja is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
802 m
16 km
1,245 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Priego de Córdoba 30 km · Alcalá la Real 38 km · Santafé 38 km · Lucena 40 km · Antequera 40 km · Atarfe 42 km · Cabra 42 km · Las Gabias 43 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 Loja (37.1689°, -4.1513°, elevation 453 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).