Villanueva del Arzobispo weather in May

In May, Villanueva del Arzobispo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.1 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 43% 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 Villanueva del Arzobispo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva del Arzobispo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
47%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.8 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Villanueva del Arzobispo 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 17°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)
1219
2219
32110
42110
52110
62110
72210
82210
92210
102211
112211
122311
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292613
302614
312614

How May really feels in Villanueva del Arzobispo

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.

Villanueva del Arzobispo 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° / 719.91.39.63.0
Feb13° / 598.61.310.53.8
Mar16° / 639.40.511.75.4
Apr19° / 6810.20.1136.1
May23° / 11°488.10147.3
Jun29° / 16°163.1014.66.7
Jul33° / 19°41.3014.44.5
Aug33° / 19°92.2013.54.6
Sep28° / 15°325.1012.37.0
Oct22° / 11°4970117.3
Nov15° / 73100.29.94.7
Dec12° / 819.70.69.43.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85347
95446
105545
115545
125644
135842
145941
156040
166139
176337
186337
196535
206733
216733
226832
236931
246931
257030
267030
277129
287129
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Villanueva del Arzobispo gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
732
831
931
1030
1129
1228
1328
1427
1526
1626
1725
1824
1923
2023
2122
2222
2321
2421
2520
2620
2719
2819
2918
3018
3118

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20973
21973
22964
23964
24964
25964
26955
27955
28955
29946
30946
31946

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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 6:22 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:227:56
213.66:217:57
313.66:207:58
413.76:197:59
513.76:188:00
613.76:168:01
713.86:158:02
813.86:148:03
913.86:138:04
1013.96:128:05
1113.96:118:06
1213.96:108:06
1314.06:098:07
1414.06:088:08
1514.06:078:09
1614.16:068:10
1714.16:068:11
1814.16:058:12
1914.16:048:13
2014.26:038:14
2114.26:028:14
2214.26:028:15
2314.36:018:16
2414.36:008:17
2514.36:008:18
2614.35:598:19
2714.35:598:19
2814.45:588:20
2914.45:578:21
3014.45:578:22
3114.45:568:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.75 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
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Villanueva del Arzobispo?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Villanueva del Arzobispo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Villanueva del Arzobispo in May

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

In May, Villanueva del Arzobispo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Villanueva del Arzobispo 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 Villanueva del Arzobispo 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 Villanueva del Arzobispo?

Villanueva del Arzobispo sits at 38.2°N, 3.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Campiña, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Villanueva del Arzobispo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva del Arzobispo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,415 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Villanueva del Arzobispo is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
545 m
16 km
1,415 m
80 km
2,144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Campiña 6.0 km · Úbeda 36 km · Baeza 45 km · La Carolina 54 km · Linares 56 km · Bailén 68 km · Valdepeñas 74 km · Baza 78 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 Villanueva del Arzobispo (38.1684°, -3.0074°, elevation 0 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).