Sabadell weather in May

In May, Sabadell sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 Sabadell's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabadell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Sabadell is capital town of the municipality of Sabadell, catalonia, 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 Sabadell reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°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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Sabadell weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 386.19.33.8
Feb14° / 346.110.34.4
Mar16° / 447.211.75.5
Apr18° / 619.513.16.0
May21° / 12°558.714.36.8
Jun25° / 16°426.814.97.6
Jul28° / 19°345.814.77.3
Aug28° / 19°507.913.76.8
Sep25° / 16°8711.612.36.7
Oct21° / 12°9010.510.96.4
Nov16° / 587.39.75.5
Dec13° / 395.794.1

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 (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115446
125446
135545
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sabadell gets around 55 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
634
734
834
933
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1132
1232
1332
1431
1531
1630
1729
1829
1928
2027
2126
2225
2325
2424
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2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
388120
486140
585150
683161
781181
880191
979201
1077221
1175232
1273252
1372262
1470282
1568293
1666313
1765323
1862344
1960364
2058384
2155405
2254415
2351436
2448457
2546477
2643488
2741499
28395011
29375112
30345313
31325414

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
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49calm
59calm
68calm
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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 5:56 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:567:42
213.85:547:43
313.85:537:44
413.95:527:45
513.95:507:46
614.05:497:47
714.05:487:48
814.05:477:49
914.15:467:50
1014.15:447:51
1114.25:437:53
1214.25:427:54
1314.25:417:55
1414.35:407:56
1514.35:397:57
1614.35:387:58
1714.45:377:59
1814.45:368:00
1914.45:358:01
2014.55:348:02
2114.55:338:03
2214.55:328:04
2314.55:328:05
2414.65:318:05
2514.65:308:06
2614.65:298:07
2714.75:298:08
2814.75:288:09
2914.75:278:10
3014.75:278:11
3114.85:268:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sabadell?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sabadell for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabadell in May

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

In May, Sabadell 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 Sabadell 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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Sabadell 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 Sabadell 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
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sabadell?

Sabadell sits at 41.5°N, 2.1°E, 187 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Sant Quirze del Vallès, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Sabadell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabadell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,287 m.

The land around Sabadell is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
1,087 m
80 km
2,287 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sant Quirze del Vallès 2.0 km · Barberà del Vallès 3.0 km · Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 6.0 km · Cerdanyola del Vallès 6.0 km · Ripollet 7.0 km · Terrassa 8.0 km · Sant Cugat del Vallès 8.0 km · Castellar del Vallès 8.0 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 Sabadell (41.5433°, 2.1094°, elevation 187 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).