Vila-seca weather in May

In May, Vila-seca sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vila-seca's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vila-seca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:43 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
46%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Vila-seca is innhabited place in Vilaseca, 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vila-seca reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51914
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122015
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Vila-seca 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° / 426.19.44.3
Feb14° / 31510.44.7
Mar16° / 10°375.711.75.5
Apr17° / 12°436.913.16.2
May20° / 15°385.414.37.3
Jun24° / 19°203.414.98.3
Jul27° / 22°183.714.78.1
Aug27° / 23°405.613.67.6
Sep25° / 20°778.612.37.4
Oct21° / 16°788.110.97.0
Nov17° / 12°536.19.76.1
Dec14° / 4269.14.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106337
116337
126436
136436
146535
156535
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vila-seca gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
623
723
823
922
1022
1121
1221
1321
1420
1519
1619
1718
1817
1916
2016
2115
2214
2314
2413
2513
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732610
2712810
3683110
4663310
5643510
6613720
7593920
8564130
9544330
10524530
11504640
12484750
13474850
14454860
15444970
16434980
17424990
184149100
194049110
203949130
213749140
223649160
233449170
243248190
253148210
262948230
272748250
282548271
292347291
302246311
312046331

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:007:45
213.85:597:46
313.85:587:47
413.95:567:48
513.95:557:49
613.95:547:50
714.05:537:51
814.05:527:52
914.05:507:53
1014.15:497:54
1114.15:487:55
1214.25:477:56
1314.25:467:57
1414.25:457:58
1514.35:447:59
1614.35:438:00
1714.35:428:01
1814.45:418:02
1914.45:408:03
2014.45:398:04
2114.55:388:05
2214.55:378:06
2314.55:378:07
2414.55:368:08
2514.65:358:09
2614.65:358:10
2714.65:348:11
2814.65:338:12
2914.75:338:12
3014.75:328:13
3114.75:318:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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297.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vila-seca?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Vila-seca for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Vila-seca in May

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

In May, Vila-seca sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Vila-seca in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Vila-seca in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vila-seca peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vila-seca?

Vila-seca sits at 41.1°N, 1.1°E, 40 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Salou, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Vila-seca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vila-seca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,410 m.

The land around Vila-seca is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
856 m
80 km
1,410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Salou 4.0 km · La Pineda 5.0 km · Reus 6.0 km · Tarragona 8.0 km · Cambrils 9.0 km · Valls 21 km · Torredembarra 21 km · El Vendrell 34 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 Vila-seca (41.1112°, 1.1476°, elevation 40 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).