Torre del Mar weather in May

In May, Torre del Mar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Torre del Mar's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torre del Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:14 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Torre del Mar is locality.

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Torre del Mar reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Torre del Mar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°567.39.84.2
Feb14° / 10°487.110.64.3
Mar15° / 12°516.811.75.1
Apr16° / 13°386.712.95.8
May19° / 16°244.813.97.2
Jun22° / 19°91.314.58.8
Jul25° / 21°10.214.39.4
Aug26° / 22°30.613.49.1
Sep23° / 20°193.212.28.4
Oct20° / 17°546.311.17.0
Nov16° / 13°687105.7
Dec14° / 11°727.69.54.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47228
57228
67228
77228
87426
97426
107426
117525
127525
137624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Torre del Mar gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
421
521
621
720
820
919
1018
1117
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1316
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309
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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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732700
2712810
3693010
4683110
5673210
6653320
7643420
8633520
9623620
10603730
11593830
12583930
13574030
14564130
15554230
16534340
17514540
18504640
19484750
20474850
21454960
22425170
23405280
243852100
253554110
263354130
273155140
282955160
292756170
302556190
312355211

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:297:58
213.56:287:59
313.66:278:00
413.66:268:01
513.66:258:02
613.76:238:03
713.76:228:03
813.76:218:04
913.76:208:05
1013.86:198:06
1113.86:188:07
1213.86:178:08
1313.96:178:09
1413.96:168:10
1513.96:158:10
1614.06:148:11
1714.06:138:12
1814.06:128:13
1914.06:128:14
2014.16:118:15
2114.16:108:15
2214.16:108:16
2314.16:098:17
2414.26:088:18
2514.26:088:19
2614.26:078:19
2714.26:078:20
2814.26:068:21
2914.36:068:21
3014.36:058:22
3114.36:058:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Torre del Mar?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Torre del Mar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Torre del Mar in May

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

In May, Torre del Mar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Torre del Mar in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 18 to Oct 10 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Torre del Mar 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 Torre del Mar peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Torre del Mar?

Torre del Mar sits at 36.7°N, 4.1°W, 6 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vélez-Málaga, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Torre del Mar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torre del Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,250 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Torre del Mar is covered by water (39%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (31%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
1,250 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vélez-Málaga 4.0 km · Torrox 13 km · Rincón de la Victoria 17 km · Nerja 20 km · Malaga 29 km · Almuñécar 36 km · Torremolinos 39 km · Arroyo de la Miel 43 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 Torre del Mar (36.742°, -4.0929°, elevation 6 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).