Mogán weather in May

In May, Mogán sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mogán's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mogán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
31%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Mogán is capital town of the municipality of Mogán, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mogán reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Mogán weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 14°173.310.47.0
Feb18° / 14°243.5117.0
Mar19° / 14°163.211.87.4
Apr19° / 14°81.812.67.7
May20° / 16°20.813.48.3
Jun22° / 17°0013.79.1
Jul24° / 18°0013.69.5
Aug25° / 19°10.3139.4
Sep24° / 19°91.312.29.1
Oct23° / 19°183.411.38.3
Nov21° / 17°153.310.67.6
Dec19° / 15°294.610.37.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
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58416
68416
78317
88416
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mogán gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.8 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172262
271272
370282
469292
569292
668302
767312
867321
966331
1065341
1164351
1263361
1362371
1460391
1559401
1658411
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2053461
2151481
2249491
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2446531
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2642562
2740582
2838602
2936613
3034633
3132644

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:297:32
213.16:287:32
313.16:277:33
413.16:267:33
513.16:257:34
613.26:257:35
713.26:247:35
813.26:237:36
913.26:227:36
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1113.36:217:37
1213.36:207:38
1313.36:207:39
1413.36:197:39
1513.46:187:40
1613.46:187:40
1713.46:177:41
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1913.46:167:42
2013.56:167:43
2113.56:157:43
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2313.56:147:45
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2613.66:137:46
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2813.66:127:47
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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47.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mogán

In seasonPeak

None of Mogán's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mogán sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Mogán sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mogán?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mogán in May

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

In May, Mogán sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Mogán in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Jan 4 — about 7.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Mogán in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mogán peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Mogán 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 Mogán is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1019 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mogán?

Mogán sits at 27.9°N, 15.7°W, 238 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Bartolomé de Tirajana, 16 km away.

Topography around Mogán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mogán has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.

The land around Mogán is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
999 m
16 km
1,810 m
80 km
1,934 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: San Bartolomé de Tirajana 16 km · Santa Lucía 18 km · Maspalomas 19 km · Playa del Ingles 20 km · Santa Brígida 27 km · Agüimes 28 km · Ingenio 29 km · Gáldar 30 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 Mogán (27.8838°, -15.7254°, elevation 238 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).