Úbeda weather in May

In May, Úbeda sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Úbeda's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Úbeda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:08 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Úbeda is capital of Úbeda 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Úbeda reaches about 24°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 30°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)
12110
22110
32110
42210
52210
62210
72211
82211
92211
102311
112311
122311
132311
142312
152412
162412
172412
182412
192412
202512
212513
222513
232513
242513
252513
262613
272613
282614
292614
302614
312614

How May really feels in Úbeda

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.

Úbeda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 689.30.89.73.3
Feb14° / 608.30.910.54.1
Mar17° / 639.10.411.75.7
Apr19° / 619.50.1136.3
May24° / 12°437.70147.4
Jun29° / 16°173.4014.66.6
Jul34° / 20°41.2014.44.3
Aug33° / 19°92.6013.54.3
Sep28° / 16°325.1012.36.9
Oct22° / 11°547.60117.2
Nov16° / 729.40.19.95.1
Dec13° / 789.10.49.43.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45644
55743
65743
75842
85842
95941
106040
116040
126139
136238
146238
156436
166535
176634
186733
196832
206832
217030
227129
237129
247129
257228
267228
277327
287327
297327
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Úbeda gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
430
530
630
729
829
929
1028
1128
1227
1327
1426
1526
1625
1724
1824
1923
2022
2122
2222
2321
2421
2521
2621
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199370
209280
219280
229190
239190
249190
259190
2690100
2790100
2890100
2990100
3088111
3188111

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 6:24 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:247:57
213.66:237:58
313.66:227:59
413.76:208:00
513.76:198:01
613.76:188:02
713.86:178:03
813.86:168:04
913.86:158:05
1013.96:148:06
1113.96:138:07
1213.96:128:08
1314.06:118:08
1414.06:108:09
1514.06:098:10
1614.06:088:11
1714.16:078:12
1814.16:078:13
1914.16:068:14
2014.26:058:15
2114.26:048:16
2214.26:048:16
2314.26:038:17
2414.36:028:18
2514.36:028:19
2614.36:018:20
2714.36:008:20
2814.46:008:21
2914.45:598:22
3014.45:598:23
3114.45:588:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Úbeda?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Úbeda for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Úbeda in May

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

In May, Úbeda sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Úbeda 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 Úbeda peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Úbeda?

Úbeda sits at 38.0°N, 3.4°W, 766 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Baeza, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Úbeda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Úbeda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 691 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,202 m.

The land around Úbeda is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
345 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
2,202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Baeza 9.0 km · Linares 25 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 36 km · La Carolina 36 km · Bailén 37 km · Campiña 41 km · Jaén 46 km · Andújar 60 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 Úbeda (38.0133°, -3.3705°, elevation 766 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).