Murcia weather in May

In May, Murcia sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.8 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 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Murcia's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murcia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:59 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Murcia is human settlement in Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Murcia reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Murcia

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.

Murcia 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
Jan16° / 264.89.75.8
Feb17° / 23410.56.6
Mar20° / 344.611.77.3
Apr22° / 11°325.1137.7
May26° / 14°253.8147.9
Jun30° / 18°12214.66.2
Jul33° / 21°30.514.44.7
Aug33° / 21°91.813.54.5
Sep29° / 18°394.812.36.4
Oct24° / 14°335.2117.8
Nov19° / 335.29.97.1
Dec16° / 264.39.46.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Murcia gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
718
817
916
1015
1114
1214
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1412
1511
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189
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278
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319

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29190
390100
490100
589110
689110
788120
888120
987130
1087130
1186140
1286140
1386140
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2082171
2182171
2280182
2379192
2478202
2576213
2675223
2772244
2871254
2968275
3066286
3164306

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
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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 24 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 6:15 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:157:48
213.66:147:49
313.66:137:50
413.76:127:51
513.76:107:52
613.76:097:53
713.86:087:54
813.86:077:55
913.86:067:56
1013.96:057:57
1113.96:047:58
1213.96:037:59
1314.06:027:59
1414.06:018:00
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1914.15:578:05
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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 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Murcia?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Murcia in May

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

In May, Murcia sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Murcia 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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Murcia 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 Murcia peaks around July 14 at about 10 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Murcia?

Murcia sits at 38.0°N, 1.1°W, 53 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Alcantarilla, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Murcia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murcia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Murcia is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Alcantarilla 8.0 km · Molina de Segura 10 km · Las Torres de Cotillas 11 km · Santomera 11 km · Orihuela 20 km · Archena 21 km · Callosa de Segura 27 km · Alhama de Murcia 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 Murcia (37.987°, -1.13°, elevation 53 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).