Tàrrega weather in May

In May, Tàrrega sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.9 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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Tàrrega's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tàrrega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Tàrrega is capital town of the municipality of Tárrega, 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 Tàrrega reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Tàrrega

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.

Tàrrega 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 335.10.59.32.6
Feb12° / 234.10.710.33.8
Mar16° / 3760.211.75.6
Apr18° / 598.1013.16.3
May23° / 11°597.9014.37.2
Jun27° / 15°416.30157.1
Jul30° / 18°294.7014.75.8
Aug30° / 18°477.7013.75.8
Sep25° / 14°638012.37.3
Oct20° / 10°657.3010.96.8
Nov14° / 465.40.19.74.7
Dec10° / 334.90.592.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55446
65446
75446
85446
95644
105644
115743
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135842
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tàrrega gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.9 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 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
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2124
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2323
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6982
7982
8973
9973
10964
11964
12964
13955
14955
15946
16937
17937
18928
19928
20919
219010
228911
238812
248713
258614
268515
278416
288218
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 5:59 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:597:46
213.85:587:47
313.95:577:48
413.95:557:49
513.95:547:50
614.05:537:51
714.05:527:52
814.15:507:53
914.15:497:55
1014.15:487:56
1114.25:477:57
1214.25:467:58
1314.25:457:59
1414.35:448:00
1514.35:438:01
1614.35:428:02
1714.45:418:03
1814.45:408:04
1914.45:398:05
2014.55:388:06
2114.55:378:07
2214.55:368:08
2314.65:358:09
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2614.65:338:11
2714.75:328:12
2814.75:328:13
2914.75:318:14
3014.75:308:15
3114.85:308:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tàrrega?

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

7.2
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 Tàrrega for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tàrrega in May

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

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

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Tàrrega 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 61 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 Tàrrega 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 Tàrrega peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tàrrega?

Tàrrega sits at 41.6°N, 1.1°E, 384 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Balaguer, 32 km away.

Topography around Tàrrega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tàrrega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,584 m.

The land around Tàrrega is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,584 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Balaguer 32 km · Igualada 40 km · Valls 41 km · Lleida 43 km · Piera 53 km · Reus 55 km · Vilafranca del Penedès 57 km · Manresa 58 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 Tàrrega (41.647°, 1.1396°, elevation 384 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).