Villaquilambre weather in May

In May, Villaquilambre sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Villaquilambre's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villaquilambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Villaquilambre is capital of Villaquilambre 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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Villaquilambre reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5156
6156
7156
8166
9166
10166
11166
12166
13167
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20187
21188
22188
23188
24188
25188
26198
27198
28199
29199
30199
31199

How May really feels in Villaquilambre

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.

Villaquilambre weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.15.79.20.7
Feb / 498.64.310.31.5
Mar11° / 6111411.62.8
Apr13° / 6312.41.913.13.5
May17° / 5811.60.414.45.2
Jun22° / 11°387.3015.17.2
Jul25° / 13°214.9014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°244.6013.78.1
Sep21° / 10°356.3012.37.3
Oct15° / 8410.20.310.84.7
Nov10° / 7411.71.99.62.1
Dec / 7710.63.38.91.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73268
83268
93367
103565
113565
123763
133763
143961
154159
164258
174456
184456
194654
204753
214852
224852
235050
245050
255050
264951
274951
285050
295050
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Villaquilambre gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1404
2404
3414
4414
5413
6413
7413
8413
9412
10412
11412
12411
13401
14401
15391
16391
17380
18370
19370
20360
21350
22350
23340
24340
25340
26330
27330
28330
29330
30330
31330

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 100% 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
131000
141000
151000
161000
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271000
281000
291000
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:248:15
213.96:238:16
313.96:228:17
414.06:208:18
514.06:198:19
614.06:178:20
714.16:168:21
814.16:158:23
914.26:148:24
1014.26:128:25
1114.26:118:26
1214.36:108:27
1314.36:098:28
1414.46:088:29
1514.46:078:30
1614.46:068:31
1714.56:058:32
1814.56:048:33
1914.56:038:34
2014.66:028:35
2114.66:018:36
2214.66:008:37
2314.75:598:38
2414.75:588:39
2514.75:588:40
2614.75:578:41
2714.85:568:42
2814.85:558:43
2914.85:558:44
3014.85:548:45
3114.95:548:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Villaquilambre?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Villaquilambre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villaquilambre in May

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

In May, Villaquilambre sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Villaquilambre 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 Villaquilambre peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villaquilambre?

Villaquilambre sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 893 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is León, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Villaquilambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villaquilambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Villaquilambre is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: León 5.0 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 6.0 km · Mieres 69 km · Benavente 72 km · Sama 73 km · La Felguera 74 km · Oviedo 83 km · Ponferrada 86 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 Villaquilambre (42.6469°, -5.5583°, elevation 893 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).