Tarancón weather in May

In May, Tarancón sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 14.2 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 25°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 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tarancón's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarancón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Tarancón is capital of Tarancón Municipality, 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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tarancón 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 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2209
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How May really feels in Tarancón

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.

Tarancón 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 458.10.99.52.4
Feb12° / 407.2110.43.4
Mar16° / 488.10.411.75.1
Apr18° / 579.10.1136.0
May23° / 11°498.2014.27.1
Jun29° / 15°244.5014.86.7
Jul33° / 19°91.6014.54.7
Aug32° / 18°122.7013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°274.5012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°628.5010.96.7
Nov14° / 608.40.19.84.2
Dec11° / 558.30.89.22.6

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 (%)
14753
24753
34852
44753
54852
64951
74951
84951
95050
105050
115149
125347
135446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tarancón gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
430
530
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1229
1328
1428
1527
1626
1726
1825
1925
2024
2124
2223
2323
2423
2522
2622
2722
2821
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 98% 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
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23973
24964
25964
26955
27955
28955
29955
30946
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:197:59
213.76:188:00
313.76:178:01
413.86:158:02
513.86:148:03
613.96:138:04
713.96:128:06
813.96:118:07
914.06:098:08
1014.06:088:09
1114.06:078:10
1214.16:068:10
1314.16:058:11
1414.16:048:12
1514.26:038:13
1614.26:028:14
1714.26:018:15
1814.36:008:16
1914.35:598:17
2014.35:598:18
2114.45:588:19
2214.45:578:20
2314.45:568:21
2414.45:568:22
2514.55:558:23
2614.55:548:23
2714.55:548:24
2814.55:538:25
2914.65:528:26
3014.65:528:27
3114.65:518:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
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267.1Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tarancón?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarancón in May

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

In May, Tarancón sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Tarancón 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 Tarancón peaks around July 15 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tarancón?

Tarancón sits at 40.0°N, 3.0°W, 817 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arganda, 49 km away.

Topography around Tarancón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarancón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 786 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Tarancón is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
921 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Arganda 49 km · Aranjuez 51 km · San Martín de la Vega 53 km · Ciempozuelos 55 km · Rivas-Vaciamadrid 55 km · Mejorada del Campo 59 km · Seseña 60 km · Alcalá de Henares 61 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 Tarancón (40.0085°, -3.0073°, elevation 817 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).