Reus weather in May

In May, Reus sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.2 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Reus's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:43 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Reus is city, capital of the homonymous municipality in the province of Tarragona.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.7 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Reus reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°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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Reus 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 355.49.43.6
Feb14° / 264.610.44.6
Mar17° / 386.311.76.2
Apr19° / 548.213.16.6
May23° / 12°547.214.37.4
Jun27° / 16°315.914.97.2
Jul30° / 19°193.514.76.2
Aug30° / 19°406.213.65.9
Sep26° / 16°658.212.37.2
Oct21° / 12°647.610.97.1
Nov16° / 465.89.75.5
Dec12° / 335.29.13.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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 (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65644
75644
85644
95743
105743
115842
125941
135941
146040
156139
166238
176337
186337
196436
206436
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286535
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306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Reus gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
927
1027
1127
1227
1326
1426
1525
1625
1724
1824
1923
2022
2122
2221
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2921
3021
3121

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69460
79370
89370
99280
109190
1190100
1289110
1388120
1487130
1586140
1684151
1783161
1882171
1980191
2079201
2178211
2277221
2375232
2474242
2573252
2671263
2770273
2868284
2968284
3067294
3165305

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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410calm
510calm
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1010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 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 6:01 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:017:45
213.85:597:46
313.85:587:47
413.95:577:48
513.95:557:49
613.95:547:50
714.05:537:51
814.05:527:53
914.15:507:54
1014.15:497:55
1114.15:487:56
1214.25:477:57
1314.25:467:58
1414.25:457:59
1514.35:448:00
1614.35:438:01
1714.35:428:02
1814.45:418:03
1914.45:408:04
2014.45:398:05
2114.55:388:06
2214.55:388:07
2314.55:378:07
2414.55:368:08
2514.65:358:09
2614.65:358:10
2714.65:348:11
2814.65:338:12
2914.75:338:13
3014.75:328:14
3114.75:328:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
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257.0Intense
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297.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Reus?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Reus in May

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

In May, Reus sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Reus 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 23 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 7 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
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Reus 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 Reus peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reus?

Reus sits at 41.2°N, 1.1°E, 133 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vila-seca, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Reus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,070 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around Reus is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), water (27%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
1,070 m
80 km
1,410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vila-seca 6.0 km · Salou 9.0 km · Cambrils 10 km · La Pineda 11 km · Tarragona 12 km · Valls 19 km · Torredembarra 24 km · El Vendrell 36 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 Reus (41.1561°, 1.1069°, elevation 133 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).