Teruel weather in May

In May, Teruel sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Teruel's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teruel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Teruel is city in Aragon, Spain, capital of the municipality of Teruel, in the comarca of Comunidad de Teruel and the province of Teruel.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1171

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Teruel reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2186
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4186
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312210

How May really feels in Teruel

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.

Teruel weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°255.229.51.9
Feb10° / 245.42.410.42.7
Mar14° / 366.41.511.74.3
Apr16° / 5090.7135.0
May20° / 559.80.214.26.4
Jun25° / 12°397.4014.87.4
Jul29° / 15°204.6014.66.8
Aug28° / 14°316.8013.66.7
Sep23° / 11°367.1012.37.4
Oct18° / 406.50.110.96.3
Nov12° / 345.90.79.83.6
Dec / 265.11.29.22.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84753
94852
104852
115050
125050
135248
145347
155347
165545
175644
185743
195743
205842
215941
226040
236040
246040
256139
266139
276139
286139
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Teruel gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1333
2333
3343
4342
5352
6352
7352
8351
9341
10341
11331
12331
13321
14320
15310
16310
17300
18290
19290
20280
21280
22280
23280
24280
25280
26280
27290
28290
29290
30300
31300

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
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
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319calm

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 6:11 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:117:52
213.76:107:53
313.86:087:54
413.86:077:56
513.86:067:57
613.96:057:58
713.96:037:59
814.06:028:00
914.06:018:01
1014.06:008:02
1114.15:598:03
1214.15:588:04
1314.15:578:05
1414.25:568:06
1514.25:558:07
1614.25:548:08
1714.35:538:09
1814.35:528:10
1914.35:518:10
2014.45:508:11
2114.45:498:12
2214.45:498:13
2314.45:488:14
2414.55:478:15
2514.55:468:16
2614.55:468:17
2714.55:458:18
2814.65:448:18
2914.65:448:19
3014.65:438:20
3114.65:438:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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186.7Intense
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266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Teruel?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Teruel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Teruel in May

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

In May, Teruel sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Teruel 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 Teruel peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Teruel?

Teruel sits at 40.3°N, 1.1°W, 908 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Onda, 83 km away.

Topography around Teruel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teruel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 941 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Teruel is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
797 m
80 km
1,859 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Onda 83 km · Llíria 91 km · Cuenca 93 km · Requena 95 km · La Pobla de Vallbona 96 km · Vila-real 97 km · Castelló de la Plana 98 km · Almassora 99 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 Teruel (40.3456°, -1.1065°, elevation 908 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).