Montijo weather in May

In May, Montijo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Montijo's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montijo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Montijo is capital town of the municipality of Montijo, 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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Montijo 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 32°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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22311
32311
42312
52312
62312
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112413
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How May really feels in Montijo

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.

Montijo 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° / 488.29.63.9
Feb15° / 426.110.55.0
Mar19° / 436.911.76.5
Apr21° / 10°437.4136.9
May25° / 13°326.114.17.5
Jun30° / 17°112.314.76.1
Jul34° / 19°20.714.44.1
Aug34° / 19°51.113.54.3
Sep29° / 17°243.812.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 607.79.95.8
Dec14° / 607.79.34.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45149
55149
65248
75347
85347
95446
105446
115545
125644
135743
145743
155842
165941
175941
186040
196139
206238
216337
226337
236337
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634
296634
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Montijo gets around 32 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 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1521
1621
1720
1820
1919
2019
2118
2218
2317
2416
2516
2615
2715
2814
2914
3013
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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49550
59550
69550
79550
89460
99460
109271
119271
129181
139091
1489101
1589101
1688111
1787121
1886131
1986131
2085141
2184151
2283161
2383161
2482171
2582171
2681181
2781181
2881181
2981181
3081181
3181181

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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 6:35 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 8:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:358:12
213.66:348:13
313.76:338:14
413.76:328:15
513.86:318:16
613.86:298:17
713.86:288:18
813.96:278:19
913.96:268:20
1013.96:258:21
1114.06:248:22
1214.06:238:22
1314.06:228:23
1414.16:218:24
1514.16:208:25
1614.16:198:26
1714.16:188:27
1814.26:178:28
1914.26:178:29
2014.26:168:30
2114.36:158:31
2214.36:148:32
2314.36:148:32
2414.36:138:33
2514.46:128:34
2614.46:128:35
2714.46:118:36
2814.46:108:37
2914.56:108:37
3014.56:098:38
3114.56:098:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
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166.8Intense
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186.8Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Montijo?

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
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Montijo in May

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

In May, Montijo 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 Montijo 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 Montijo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montijo?

Montijo sits at 38.9°N, 6.6°W, 201 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 24 km away.

Topography around Montijo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montijo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m.

The land around Montijo is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
867 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mérida 24 km · Badajoz 31 km · Almendralejo 31 km · Zafra 56 km · Don Benito 66 km · Cáceres 67 km · Villanueva de la Serena 71 km · Portalegre 82 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 Montijo (38.9084°, -6.6178°, elevation 201 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).