Sant Feliu de Guíxols weather in May

In May, Sant Feliu de Guíxols sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°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 Sant Feliu de Guíxols's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sant Feliu de Guíxols's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:34 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sant Feliu de Guíxols is innhabited place in San Feliu de Guíxols, 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sant Feliu de Guíxols reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Sant Feliu de Guíxols 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° / 516.99.34.0
Feb13° / 426.410.34.2
Mar15° / 496.711.75.3
Apr17° / 11°547.913.16.0
May21° / 14°426.614.37.0
Jun25° / 18°254.3158.0
Jul27° / 20°182.714.77.9
Aug28° / 21°244.213.77.5
Sep25° / 18°647.612.37.4
Oct21° / 15°888.510.96.7
Nov16° / 10°637.69.65.6
Dec14° / 516.194.3

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45248
55248
65248
75347
85446
95446
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125644
135644
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sant Feliu de Guíxols gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.6 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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526
626
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
282180
380200
478220
576240
673261
771281
869301
967321
1065332
1163352
1261372
1360382
1458393
1557403
1656413
1754424
1853434
1951445
2049456
2148466
2246477
2344488
2442499
25404910
26385012
27365113
28355114
29335116
30315217
31305119

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
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912calm
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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 5:52 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:527:39
213.85:507:40
313.95:497:41
413.95:487:42
513.95:467:43
614.05:457:44
714.05:447:45
814.15:437:46
914.15:417:47
1014.15:407:48
1114.25:397:49
1214.25:387:50
1314.25:377:52
1414.35:367:53
1514.35:357:54
1614.45:347:55
1714.45:337:56
1814.45:327:57
1914.45:317:58
2014.55:307:59
2114.55:298:00
2214.55:288:01
2314.65:278:02
2414.65:268:02
2514.65:268:03
2614.75:258:04
2714.75:248:05
2814.75:248:06
2914.75:238:07
3014.85:228:08
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sant Feliu de Guíxols?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sant Feliu de Guíxols for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sant Feliu de Guíxols in May

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

In May, Sant Feliu de Guíxols sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sant Feliu de Guíxols in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Sant Feliu de Guíxols in May

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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 Sant Feliu de Guíxols peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 14UV 9Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sant Feliu de Guíxols?

Sant Feliu de Guíxols sits at 41.8°N, 3.0°E, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palamós, 11 km away.

Topography around Sant Feliu de Guíxols

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sant Feliu de Guíxols has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Sant Feliu de Guíxols is covered by water (44%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Palamós 11 km · Lloret de Mar 18 km · Palafrugell 18 km · Blanes 24 km · Tordera 28 km · Girona 28 km · Malgrat de Mar 29 km · Salt 29 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 Sant Feliu de Guíxols (41.7833°, 3.0333°, elevation 12 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).