Toledo weather in May

In May, Toledo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Toledo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toledo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Toledo is city in Spain, municipality seat of Toledo municipality in Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.9 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Toledo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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22110
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How May really feels in Toledo

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.

Toledo 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° / 366.60.59.52.6
Feb12° / 336.20.310.43.7
Mar16° / 417.50.111.75.4
Apr19° / 508.30.1136.3
May23° / 12°478014.27.2
Jun29° / 16°214.3014.86.6
Jul33° / 19°101.9014.54.6
Aug32° / 19°122.8013.64.8
Sep27° / 15°274.8012.37.3
Oct21° / 11°567.9010.96.9
Nov14° / 497.209.84.5
Dec11° / 487.20.49.22.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34951
44951
54951
65050
75050
85149
95248
105347
115347
125545
135644
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155743
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Toledo gets around 47 mm of rain over 8 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.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1427
1527
1626
1726
1825
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2422
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2721
2821
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22946
23946
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29928
30928
31928

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 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 6:23 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:238:03
213.76:228:04
313.76:218:05
413.86:208:06
513.86:188:07
613.96:178:08
713.96:168:09
813.96:158:10
914.06:148:11
1014.06:138:12
1114.06:128:13
1214.16:118:14
1314.16:108:15
1414.16:098:16
1514.26:088:17
1614.26:078:18
1714.26:068:19
1814.36:058:20
1914.36:048:21
2014.36:038:22
2114.36:028:23
2214.46:018:24
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2514.45:598:26
2614.55:598:27
2714.55:588:28
2814.55:578:29
2914.55:578:30
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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 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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297.2Intense
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317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Toledo?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Toledo in May

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

In May, Toledo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Toledo 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 Toledo peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Toledo in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Toledo is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Toledo's WHO annual average of 11.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Jul 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Toledo?

Toledo sits at 39.9°N, 4.0°W, 533 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Puebla de Montalban, 29 km away.

Topography around Toledo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toledo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 521 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,598 m.

The land around Toledo is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
648 m
80 km
1,598 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Puebla de Montalban 29 km · Illescas 33 km · Seseña 39 km · Aranjuez 41 km · Arroyomolinos 47 km · Humanes de Madrid 47 km · Valdemoro 47 km · Parla 47 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 Toledo (39.8581°, -4.0226°, elevation 533 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).