Viladecans weather in May

In May, Viladecans sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.6 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Viladecans's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viladecans's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:39 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Viladecans reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°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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21713
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51814
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Viladecans 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° / 456.79.43.8
Feb13° / 365.810.34.0
Mar14° / 10°40611.74.8
Apr16° / 12°487.613.15.4
May19° / 15°436.614.36.7
Jun23° / 19°294.714.98.0
Jul25° / 22°224.614.78.3
Aug26° / 22°446.413.77.7
Sep24° / 20°869.912.37.1
Oct20° / 16°9410.110.96.5
Nov16° / 12°647.89.75.5
Dec13° / 446.49.14.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% 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
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96238
106238
116238
126337
136337
146436
156436
166535
176535
186634
196634
206733
216733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Viladecans gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
526
626
726
825
925
1025
1124
1224
1324
1424
1523
1623
1722
1821
1921
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2219
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2717
2817
2917
3017
3118

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1693010
2673210
3653410
4633610
5613810
6584020
7564220
8534430
9514630
10484840
11455140
12435250
13415360
14395470
15375580
16355690
173456100
183256120
193056140
202956150
212755180
222555200
232454220
242254240
252053270
261951300
271751320
281649351
291548371
301347391
311245411

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:577:42
213.85:557:43
313.85:547:44
413.95:537:45
513.95:517:46
614.05:507:47
714.05:497:48
814.05:487:49
914.15:467:50
1014.15:457:51
1114.15:447:52
1214.25:437:53
1314.25:427:54
1414.25:417:55
1514.35:407:57
1614.35:397:58
1714.35:387:59
1814.45:378:00
1914.45:368:00
2014.45:358:01
2114.55:348:02
2214.55:338:03
2314.55:338:04
2414.65:328:05
2514.65:318:06
2614.65:308:07
2714.65:308:08
2814.75:298:09
2914.75:298:10
3014.75:288:10
3114.75:278:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Viladecans?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Viladecans for sightseeing.

What to pack for Viladecans in May

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

In May, Viladecans sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Viladecans 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 23 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 8 to Oct 26 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Viladecans 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 Viladecans peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viladecans?

Viladecans sits at 41.3°N, 2.0°E, 20 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Gavà, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Viladecans

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viladecans has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Viladecans is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (35%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Gavà 1.0 km · Sant Boi de Llobregat 4.0 km · Castelldefels 5.0 km · El Prat de Llobregat 7.0 km · Sant Joan Despí 7.0 km · Cornellà de Llobregat 7.0 km · Sant Feliu de Llobregat 8.0 km · L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 9.0 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 Viladecans (41.3141°, 2.0143°, elevation 20 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).