Piera weather in May

In May, Piera sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 64 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Piera's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:39 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Piera is capital town of the municipality of Piera, 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Piera reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°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)
12010
22010
32010
42010
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How May really feels in Piera

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.

Piera weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 396.10.39.33.6
Feb13° / 335.80.510.34.3
Mar16° / 477.60.111.75.5
Apr18° / 679.7013.16.0
May21° / 12°649.4014.36.7
Jun25° / 15°487.2014.97.5
Jul28° / 18°436.6014.77.1
Aug28° / 18°619.3013.76.6
Sep25° / 15°9711.8012.36.7
Oct21° / 11°9210.3010.96.5
Nov16° / 596.90.19.75.3
Dec12° / 405.60.19.13.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85347
95446
105446
115545
125545
135644
145644
155743
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piera gets around 64 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
635
735
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1930
2029
2128
2228
2327
2427
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29280
39190
490100
589110
688120
787130
886140
985150
1084160
1183170
1281190
1379201
1478211
1577221
1675241
1774251
1873261
1971281
2069292
2168302
2266322
2364333
2462353
2560364
2657385
2756395
2854406
2951427
3050437
3148448

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:577:43
213.85:567:44
313.85:557:45
413.95:537:46
513.95:527:48
614.05:517:49
714.05:497:50
814.05:487:51
914.15:477:52
1014.15:467:53
1114.25:457:54
1214.25:447:55
1314.25:427:56
1414.35:417:57
1514.35:407:58
1614.35:397:59
1714.45:388:00
1814.45:378:01
1914.45:378:02
2014.55:368:03
2114.55:358:04
2214.55:348:05
2314.55:338:06
2414.65:328:07
2514.65:328:08
2614.65:318:09
2714.75:308:10
2814.75:308:10
2914.75:298:11
3014.75:288:12
3114.85:288:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
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286.8Intense
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306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Piera?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Piera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piera in May

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

In May, Piera sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Piera in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Piera 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 Piera peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Piera?

Piera sits at 41.5°N, 1.8°E, 313 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Esparreguera, 10 km away.

Topography around Piera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,433 m.

The land around Piera is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,152 m
80 km
2,433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Esparreguera 10 km · Olesa de Montserrat 12 km · Igualada 13 km · Martorell 16 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 20 km · Sant Andreu de la Barca 20 km · Terrassa 23 km · Manresa 24 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 Piera (41.5223°, 1.7508°, elevation 313 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).