Lucena weather in May

In May, Lucena sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.3 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 22°C in the first days to 27°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 Lucena's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:14 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Lucena is capital town of the municipality of Lucena, 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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lucena reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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)
12211
22211
32211
42311
52312
62312
72312
82312
92412
102412
112412
122412
132412
142413
152513
162513
172513
182513
192513
202513
212613
222614
232614
242614
252614
262614
272714
282714
292715
302715
312715

How May really feels in Lucena

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.

Lucena 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
Jan14° / 638.49.74.2
Feb15° / 577.510.65.0
Mar18° / 628.211.76.3
Apr21° / 10°568.712.96.7
May25° / 13°406.3147.6
Jun30° / 17°13214.56.5
Jul34° / 20°20.514.34.2
Aug34° / 20°81.413.44.2
Sep29° / 17°374.512.36.7
Oct23° / 13°658.1117.2
Nov17° / 768.2105.9
Dec14° / 808.69.54.5

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
35842
45842
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
126238
136238
146337
156436
166535
176634
186634
196832
206832
216931
226931
237129
247129
257129
267129
277228
287327
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lucena gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.3 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 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
526
625
725
824
923
1023
1122
1222
1321
1420
1520
1619
1719
1819
1918
2018
2118
2217
2317
2417
2516
2616
2715
2815
2914
3014
3113

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59460
69460
79370
89280
99280
109190
1190100
1290100
1389110
1488120
1587130
1686140
1786140
1885150
1984160
2083170
2182180
2281190
2379210
2478220
2577230
2675241
2773261
2873261
2972271
3070282
3169292

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:308:01
213.66:288:02
313.66:278:03
413.66:268:04
513.76:258:04
613.76:248:05
713.76:238:06
813.86:228:07
913.86:218:08
1013.86:208:09
1113.96:198:10
1213.96:188:11
1313.96:178:12
1413.96:168:13
1514.06:158:13
1614.06:148:14
1714.06:138:15
1814.16:128:16
1914.16:128:17
2014.16:118:18
2114.16:108:19
2214.26:098:19
2314.26:098:20
2414.26:088:21
2514.26:088:22
2614.36:078:23
2714.36:068:23
2814.36:068:24
2914.36:058:25
3014.36:058:26
3114.46:048:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
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 Lucena?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lucena in May

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

In May, Lucena sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lucena 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 Lucena 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 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 Lucena?

Lucena sits at 37.4°N, 4.5°W, 493 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cabra, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Lucena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.

The land around Lucena is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
352 m
16 km
1,087 m
80 km
2,062 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Cabra 8.0 km · Montilla 24 km · Puente-Genil 25 km · Priego de Córdoba 26 km · Baena 27 km · Loja 40 km · Antequera 44 km · Alcalá la Real 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 Lucena (37.4088°, -4.4852°, elevation 493 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).