Picassent weather in May

In May, Picassent sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 47% 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 Picassent's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Picassent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Picassent is capital town of the municipality of Picassent, 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 Picassent reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22313
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42313
52413
62413
72413
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112414
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302716
312716

How May really feels in Picassent

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.

Picassent weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 385.19.55.7
Feb17° / 324.810.56.3
Mar19° / 435.711.77.0
Apr22° / 11°445.8137.4
May25° / 14°31514.17.8
Jun29° / 18°173.114.76.7
Jul32° / 21°71.514.55.5
Aug31° / 21°214.313.55.2
Sep28° / 18°587.112.36.5
Oct24° / 14°566.6117.5
Nov19° / 10°465.49.87.0
Dec16° / 415.39.35.8

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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45941
56040
66040
75941
86139
96139
106238
116238
126337
136436
146436
156634
166634
176832
186832
196931
206931
216931
227030
237030
247030
257030
267030
277030
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Picassent gets around 31 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
820
920
1019
1118
1218
1317
1416
1515
1615
1714
1813
1913
2012
2112
2212
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
2812
2912
3012
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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182180
280200
378220
475241
574251
672271
771281
869301
968311
1066322
1165332
1265332
1363343
1462353
1561354
1659365
1759365
1858366
1956377
2055378
2154379
22523810
23513811
24493813
25473914
26463916
27443917
28423819
29413821
30393823
31373725

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:10 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:107:48
213.76:097:49
313.76:087:50
413.76:067:51
513.86:057:52
613.86:047:53
713.96:037:54
813.96:027:55
913.96:017:56
1014.05:597:57
1114.05:587:58
1214.05:577:59
1314.15:568:00
1414.15:558:01
1514.15:548:02
1614.25:548:03
1714.25:538:04
1814.25:528:05
1914.25:518:05
2014.35:508:06
2114.35:498:07
2214.35:498:08
2314.45:488:09
2414.45:478:10
2514.45:468:11
2614.45:468:12
2714.55:458:12
2814.55:458:13
2914.55:448:14
3014.55:438:15
3114.55:438:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Picassent?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Picassent in May

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

In May, Picassent sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Picassent 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 29 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 2 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Picassent in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Picassent peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Picassent?

Picassent sits at 39.4°N, 0.5°W, 53 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Silla, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Picassent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Picassent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,674 m.

The land around Picassent is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
1,674 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Silla 4.0 km · Albal 5.0 km · Catarroja 7.0 km · Paiporta 8.0 km · Torrent 8.0 km · Benetússer 8.0 km · Alfafar 9.0 km · Alaquàs 10 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 Picassent (39.3635°, -0.4595°, 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).