Valdebernardo weather in May

In May, Valdebernardo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.8 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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Valdebernardo's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valdebernardo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

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 Valdebernardo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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)
1209
2209
3219
4219
5219
6219
7219
82110
92210
102210
112210
122210
132210
142210
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212411
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282513
292513
302613
312613

How May really feels in Valdebernardo

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.

Valdebernardo 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° / 407.10.79.42.5
Feb12° / 345.80.810.43.7
Mar16° / 427.10.311.75.5
Apr18° / 508.20136.3
May23° / 11°427.8014.27.2
Jun29° / 15°183.5014.86.7
Jul33° / 18°71.6014.64.6
Aug32° / 18°102.2013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°244012.37.4
Oct20° / 10°627.7010.96.8
Nov14° / 567.509.84.4
Dec11° / 4570.59.22.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105248
115248
125347
135446
145545
155644
165743
175941
185941
196040
206139
216139
226238
236337
246337
256436
266436
276535
286535
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Valdebernardo gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% 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 (%)
127
228
328
428
529
629
729
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1327
1427
1526
1625
1725
1824
1923
2023
2122
2222
2322
2421
2521
2621
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 98% 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
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:21 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:218:03
213.76:208:04
313.86:188:05
413.86:178:06
513.86:168:07
613.96:158:08
713.96:138:09
814.06:128:10
914.06:118:11
1014.06:108:12
1114.16:098:13
1214.16:088:14
1314.16:078:15
1414.26:068:16
1514.26:058:17
1614.26:048:18
1714.36:038:19
1814.36:028:20
1914.36:018:21
2014.46:008:22
2114.45:598:23
2214.45:588:23
2314.45:588:24
2414.55:578:25
2514.55:568:26
2614.55:568:27
2714.55:558:28
2814.65:548:29
2914.65:548:29
3014.65:538:30
3114.65:538:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Valdebernardo?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Valdebernardo in May

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

In May, Valdebernardo 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

UV index in Valdebernardo 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 Valdebernardo 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
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valdebernardo?

Valdebernardo sits at 40.4°N, 3.6°W, 710 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vicálvaro, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Valdebernardo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valdebernardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,994 m.

The land around Valdebernardo is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (33%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
1,994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vicálvaro 2.0 km · Vinateros 2.0 km · Vallecas 2.0 km · Marroquina 2.0 km · Santa Eugenia 2.0 km · Fontarrón 2.0 km · Palomeras Sureste 2.0 km · Arcos 2.0 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 Valdebernardo (40.4007°, -3.6213°, elevation 710 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).