Zubia weather in May

In May, Zubia sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.3 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 18°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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zubia's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zubia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:11 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Zubia is municipal capital of La Zubia, Granada, Andalusia, 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zubia reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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)
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2188
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How May really feels in Zubia

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.

Zubia 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
Jan11° / 588.22.89.72.7
Feb12° / 5782.610.63.2
Mar14° / 719.31.211.74.3
Apr16° / 679.60.412.95.3
May20° / 10°548.30146.9
Jun25° / 14°254.2014.58.3
Jul29° / 17°61.2014.37.2
Aug29° / 17°132.8013.47.0
Sep24° / 14°436.5012.37.7
Oct19° / 678.10.1116.6
Nov14° / 767.70.5104.5
Dec11° / 787.719.53.2

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46139
56139
66139
76238
86337
96436
106436
116535
126535
136634
146634
156733
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227228
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317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zubia gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.3 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
432
532
632
731
831
930
1029
1128
1228
1327
1427
1526
1625
1725
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2921
3021
3120

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 99% 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
171000
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 6:26 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 8:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:267:57
213.56:257:58
313.66:247:59
413.66:237:59
513.66:228:00
613.76:218:01
713.76:208:02
813.76:198:03
913.86:188:04
1013.86:178:05
1113.86:168:06
1213.96:158:07
1313.96:148:07
1413.96:138:08
1514.06:128:09
1614.06:118:10
1714.06:108:11
1814.06:108:12
1914.16:098:13
2014.16:088:13
2114.16:078:14
2214.16:078:15
2314.26:068:16
2414.26:058:17
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2614.26:048:18
2714.36:048:19
2814.36:038:20
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3114.36:028:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
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297.4Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zubia?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zubia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zubia in May

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

In May, Zubia sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Zubia in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 13 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Zubia in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zubia peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zubia?

Zubia sits at 37.1°N, 3.6°W, 755 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Armilla, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Zubia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zubia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m around an average of 804 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,107 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Zubia is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
410 m
16 km
2,107 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Armilla 5.0 km · Las Gabias 8.0 km · Granada 8.0 km · Maracena 11 km · Albolote 14 km · Santafé 14 km · Atarfe 15 km · Motril 41 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 Zubia (37.1191°, -3.584°, elevation 755 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).