Segovia weather in May

In May, Segovia sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Segovia's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Segovia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Segovia is city of Spain in Castilla y León, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Segovia reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7176
8176
9176
10177
11177
12177
13187
14187
15187
16187
17188
18188
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20198
21198
22198
23198
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28209
29209
30219
31219

How May really feels in Segovia

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.

Segovia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6410.45.69.40.8
Feb / 539.34.710.41.6
Mar12° / 6311.13.411.73.0
Apr14° / 8012.82.213.13.8
May18° / 8012.60.414.35.5
Jun24° / 11°418.3014.97.3
Jul28° / 14°224.7014.67.4
Aug28° / 14°255.6013.67.4
Sep22° / 11°417.3012.37.3
Oct16° / 7410.60.310.95.1
Nov10° / 7511.81.99.72.3
Dec / 6310.33.19.11.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53565
63565
73664
83763
93763
103862
113862
123961
134060
144258
154357
164456
174654
184654
194852
204852
215050
225149
235149
245248
255347
265347
275347
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Segovia gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1456
2455
3455
4454
5454
6453
7453
8443
9442
10442
11432
12431
13421
14421
15411
16401
17391
18391
19381
20381
21371
22371
23371
24370
25370
26370
27370
28370
29370
30370
31370

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
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201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
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261000
271000
28991
29991
30991
31991

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
39calm
49calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:22 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:228:06
213.86:208:07
313.86:198:08
413.86:188:09
513.96:178:10
613.96:158:11
714.06:148:12
814.06:138:13
914.06:128:14
1014.16:118:15
1114.16:108:16
1214.16:088:17
1314.26:078:18
1414.26:068:19
1514.26:058:20
1614.36:048:21
1714.36:038:22
1814.36:028:23
1914.46:028:24
2014.46:018:25
2114.46:008:26
2214.55:598:27
2314.55:588:28
2414.55:578:29
2514.55:578:30
2614.65:568:31
2714.65:558:31
2814.65:558:32
2914.65:548:33
3014.75:548:34
3114.75:538:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Segovia?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Segovia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Segovia in May

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

In May, Segovia sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Segovia 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 Segovia peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Segovia?

Segovia sits at 40.9°N, 4.1°W, 996 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Collado-Villalba, 36 km away.

Topography around Segovia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segovia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m.

The land around Segovia is covered by grassland (43%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,341 m
80 km
1,964 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Collado-Villalba 36 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 40 km · El Escorial 41 km · Galapagar 42 km · Colmenar Viejo 44 km · Torrelodones 44 km · Tres Cantos 52 km · Arevalo 52 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 Segovia (40.9481°, -4.1184°, elevation 996 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).