Lora del Río weather in May

In May, Lora del Río sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 36 mm of rain across 5.6 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 24°C in the first days to 29°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 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 Lora del Río's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lora del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:18 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Lora del Río is capital of Lora del Río Municipality, 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lora del Río reaches about 26°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 20°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)
12412
22413
32413
42413
52413
62513
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112614
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212715
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292916
302917
312917

How May really feels in Lora del Río

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.

Lora del Río 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
Jan15° / 516.99.74.9
Feb17° / 485.810.55.9
Mar20° / 586.611.76.9
Apr22° / 11°527.112.97.2
May26° / 15°365.6147.4
Jun32° / 19°81.614.65.2
Jul36° / 21°20.514.33.1
Aug35° / 21°30.613.53.2
Sep30° / 18°273.912.35.8
Oct24° / 14°686.8117.4
Nov19° / 10°656.5106.6
Dec15° / 8179.45.1

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 19% 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 (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55644
65644
75743
85743
95941
105941
116040
126040
136238
146238
156436
166436
176634
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196832
206832
216931
226931
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247129
257129
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287129
297327
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317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lora del Río gets around 36 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
822
922
1021
1121
1220
1320
1419
1519
1618
1718
1817
1917
2016
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
389110
489110
588120
688120
787130
887130
987130
1086140
1186140
1284151
1384151
1483161
1583161
1682171
1781181
1881181
1980191
2079201
2177212
2276222
2376222
2475232
2574242
2674242
2774242
2873252
2973252
3073252
3173252

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:33 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:338:05
213.66:328:06
313.66:318:07
413.66:308:08
513.76:298:09
613.76:278:10
713.76:268:11
813.86:258:12
913.86:248:13
1013.86:238:14
1113.96:228:15
1213.96:218:15
1313.96:208:16
1414.06:198:17
1514.06:198:18
1614.06:188:19
1714.16:178:20
1814.16:168:21
1914.16:158:22
2014.16:148:22
2114.26:148:23
2214.26:138:24
2314.26:128:25
2414.26:128:26
2514.36:118:27
2614.36:108:27
2714.36:108:28
2814.36:098:29
2914.36:098:30
3014.46:088:30
3114.46:088:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
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 Lora del Río?

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
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lora del Río in May

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

In May, Lora del Río sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lora del Río 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 Lora del Río peaks around July 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Lora del Río in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lora del Río is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lora del Río?

Lora del Río sits at 37.7°N, 5.5°W, 41 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palma del Río, 22 km away.

Topography around Lora del Río

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lora del Río has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Lora del Río is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (31%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Palma del Río 22 km · Carmona 23 km · El Viso del Alcor 34 km · Mairena del Alcor 37 km · Marchena 38 km · Écija 41 km · El Arahal 44 km · La Rinconada 44 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 Lora del Río (37.659°, -5.5275°, elevation 41 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).