Requena weather in May

In May, Requena sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Requena's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Requena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Requena is municipal capital of Requena, Valencia, Valencian Community, 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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Requena reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 28°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)
1219
2219
3219
42110
52110
62210
72210
82210
92210
102210
112211
122311
132311
142311
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272513
282513
292513
302513
312613

How May really feels in Requena

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.

Requena weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 3050.69.54.0
Feb14° / 274.70.710.44.8
Mar17° / 416.20.111.76.1
Apr19° / 537.30.1136.6
May23° / 11°457.1014.17.4
Jun28° / 15°244.8014.77.0
Jul31° / 18°112.7014.55.6
Aug31° / 18°245.1013.65.5
Sep26° / 15°476.6012.37.3
Oct22° / 11°446.20117.3
Nov16° / 405.80.19.85.7
Dec13° / 3350.59.34.2

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45248
55347
65347
75347
85446
95545
105644
115743
125842
135941
146139
156139
166337
176436
186535
196634
206634
216634
226733
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306832
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Requena gets around 45 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1126
1225
1325
1424
1523
1622
1722
1821
1920
2020
2119
2219
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149550
159460
169460
179370
189280
199190
2090100
2189110
2288120
2387130
2486140
2585150
2684160
2782171
2881181
2980191
3079201
3178211

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
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 36 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 6:12 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:127:51
213.76:117:52
313.76:107:53
413.86:097:54
513.86:077:55
613.86:067:56
713.96:057:57
813.96:047:58
913.96:037:59
1014.06:028:00
1114.06:018:01
1214.06:008:02
1314.15:598:03
1414.15:588:04
1514.15:578:05
1614.25:568:06
1714.25:558:06
1814.25:548:07
1914.35:538:08
2014.35:528:09
2114.35:528:10
2214.35:518:11
2314.45:508:12
2414.45:498:13
2514.45:498:14
2614.45:488:14
2714.55:478:15
2814.55:478:16
2914.55:468:17
3014.55:468:18
3114.65:458:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Requena?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Requena for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Requena in May

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

In May, Requena sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Requena 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 Requena peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Requena?

Requena sits at 39.5°N, 1.1°W, 699 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Llíria, 46 km away.

Topography around Requena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Requena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 700 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,003 m.

The land around Requena is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
845 m
80 km
2,003 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Llíria 46 km · Ribarroja del Turia 46 km · La Pobla de Vallbona 48 km · L'Eliana 49 km · Manises 55 km · Torrent 55 km · Alaquàs 55 km · Aldaia 55 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 Requena (39.4883°, -1.1004°, elevation 699 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).