Zafra weather in May

In May, Zafra sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zafra's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zafra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zafra is capital of Zafra Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zafra reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°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)
12210
22210
32211
42211
52211
62211
72211
82311
92311
102312
112312
122312
132412
142412
152412
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192513
202513
212513
222513
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242513
252613
262613
272614
282614
292614
302614
312714

How May really feels in Zafra

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.

Zafra 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 427.39.63.7
Feb14° / 416.310.54.6
Mar18° / 447.511.76.1
Apr20° / 468.4136.6
May24° / 12°397.114.17.4
Jun29° / 16°122.614.66.7
Jul33° / 18°30.914.44.8
Aug33° / 18°71.313.54.8
Sep28° / 16°25412.37.0
Oct22° / 12°587.4117.2
Nov16° / 527.49.95.6
Dec13° / 537.19.44.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105347
115446
125446
135545
145644
155743
165941
175941
186040
196139
206139
216238
226238
236337
246337
256337
266436
276535
286535
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zafra gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1524
1624
1723
1823
1922
2022
2122
2221
2321
2420
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3016
3116

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179280
189280
199190
2090100
2190100
2288111
2387121
2487121
2586131
2686131
2785141
2885141
2985141
3085141
3185141

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 6:36 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:368:10
213.66:348:11
313.76:338:12
413.76:328:13
513.76:318:14
613.86:308:15
713.86:288:16
813.86:278:17
913.96:268:18
1013.96:258:19
1113.96:248:20
1214.06:238:21
1314.06:228:22
1414.06:218:22
1514.06:208:23
1614.16:208:24
1714.16:198:25
1814.16:188:26
1914.26:178:27
2014.26:168:28
2114.26:158:29
2214.26:158:30
2314.36:148:30
2414.36:138:31
2514.36:138:32
2614.36:128:33
2714.46:118:34
2814.46:118:34
2914.46:108:35
3014.46:108:36
3114.56:098:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zafra?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Zafra for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zafra in May

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

In May, Zafra sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zafra 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 Zafra peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zafra?

Zafra sits at 38.4°N, 6.4°W, 515 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Almendralejo, 29 km away.

Topography around Zafra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zafra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Zafra is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Almendralejo 29 km · Mérida 55 km · Montijo 56 km · Badajoz 70 km · Don Benito 76 km · Villanueva de la Serena 82 km · La Rinconada 111 km · La Algaba 113 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 Zafra (38.4254°, -6.4173°, elevation 515 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).