Priego de Córdoba weather in May

In May, Priego de Córdoba sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.1 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Priego de Córdoba's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Priego de Córdoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:13 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Priego de Córdoba is capital of Priego de Córdoba Municipality, 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Priego de Córdoba reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
12110
22110
32110
42210
52210
62210
72211
82211
92211
102311
112311
122311
132311
142311
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282613
292613
302614
312614

How May really feels in Priego de Córdoba

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.

Priego de Córdoba 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° / 678.89.73.7
Feb14° / 628.210.64.4
Mar17° / 678.811.75.8
Apr19° / 619.712.96.4
May24° / 12°467.1147.5
Jun29° / 16°172.714.57.1
Jul33° / 19°30.714.35.0
Aug32° / 19°81.713.45.0
Sep28° / 15°374.812.37.1
Oct22° / 11°648.6117.0
Nov16° / 768.9105.4
Dec13° / 818.69.54.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45644
55743
65743
75842
85842
95842
105941
115941
126040
136139
146238
156238
166337
176436
186535
196535
206733
216733
226832
236931
247030
257030
267030
277129
287228
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Priego de Córdoba gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
428
527
627
726
826
925
1025
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1722
1822
1922
2022
2121
2221
2321
2420
2520
2619
2719
2818
2917
3016
3116

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99460
109460
119370
129370
139280
149190
159190
1690100
1789110
1889110
1988120
2087130
2186140
2285150
2384160
2483170
2582180
2680191
2780191
2879201
2978211
3077221
3175232

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:288:00
213.66:278:01
313.66:268:02
413.66:258:02
513.76:248:03
613.76:238:04
713.76:228:05
813.86:208:06
913.86:198:07
1013.86:188:08
1113.96:178:09
1213.96:168:10
1313.96:168:11
1413.96:158:11
1514.06:148:12
1614.06:138:13
1714.06:128:14
1814.16:118:15
1914.16:108:16
2014.16:108:17
2114.16:098:17
2214.26:088:18
2314.26:088:19
2414.26:078:20
2514.26:068:21
2614.36:068:21
2714.36:058:22
2814.36:058:23
2914.36:048:24
3014.36:048:24
3114.46:038:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Priego de Córdoba?

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
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Priego de Córdoba in May

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

In May, Priego de Córdoba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Priego de Córdoba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Priego de Córdoba peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Priego de Córdoba?

Priego de Córdoba sits at 37.4°N, 4.2°W, 661 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cabra, 22 km away.

Topography around Priego de Córdoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Priego de Córdoba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 665 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,676 m.

The land around Priego de Córdoba is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
389 m
16 km
1,188 m
80 km
2,676 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cabra 22 km · Baena 23 km · Alcalá la Real 24 km · Lucena 26 km · Loja 30 km · Martos 37 km · Montilla 42 km · Santafé 50 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 Priego de Córdoba (37.4381°, -4.1952°, elevation 661 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).