Spain in May: where is it warmest?
In May, Murcia is the warmest place with 27 °C by day, Guernica the coolest with 16 °C. 70 of 102 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in May, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murcia | 100 | 27° | – | 10 h | 3 |
| Seville | 98 | 27° | – | 11 h | 5 |
| Córdoba | 97 | 27° | – | 10 h | 5 |
| Huelva | 79 | 26° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 98 | 25° | – | 10 h | 5 |
| Zaragoza | 96 | 25° | – | 10 h | 6 |
| Melilla | 79 | 25° | 19° | 9 h | 4 |
| Sanlúcar de Barrameda | 78 | 25° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Alicante | 100 | 24° | 19° | 10 h | 4 |
| Elche | 100 | 24° | – | 10 h | 4 |
| Valencia | 98 | 24° | 18° | 8 h | 4 |
| Torrevieja, Costa Blanca | 77 | 24° | 19° | 10 h | 4 |
| Cádiz | 75 | 24° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Ibiza Town | 73 | 24° | 19° | 10 h | 3 |
| Granada | 95 | 23° | – | 10 h | 6 |
| Madrid | 94 | 23° | – | 10 h | 7 |
| Toledo | 94 | 23° | – | 10 h | 7 |
| Sóller | 69 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Alcúdia, Mallorca | 68 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| La Manga | 68 | 23° | 19° | 10 h | 4 |
| Magaluf | 68 | 23° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| S'Arenal | 68 | 23° | 19° | 9 h | 5 |
| Palma de Mallorca | 67 | 23° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Pollença | 66 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Estepona | 61 | 23° | 17° | 10 h | 5 |
| Cambrils | 59 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 7 |
| Salou, Costa Daurada | 57 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 8 |
| Tarragona | 57 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 8 |
| Cartagena | 100 | 22° | 19° | 10 h | 3 |
| Almería | 100 | 22° | 18° | 10 h | 4 |
| Castellón de la Plana | 98 | 22° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Manacor | 97 | 22° | – | 9 h | 5 |
| Ronda | 93 | 22° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Alcobendas | 91 | 22° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| Girona | 86 | 22° | – | 8 h | 8 |
| Maspalomas (Playa del Inglés), Gran Canaria | 71 | 22° | 20° | 9 h | 1 |
| Costa Adeje, Tenerife | 69 | 22° | 20° | 9 h | 1 |
| Costa Calma, Fuerteventura | 69 | 22° | 20° | 9 h | 0 |
| Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife | 68 | 22° | 21° | 8 h | 1 |
| Playa de las Américas (Los Cristianos), Tenerife | 68 | 22° | 20° | 9 h | 1 |
| Los Gigantes, Tenerife | 68 | 22° | 21° | 9 h | 1 |
| Corralejo, Fuerteventura | 66 | 22° | 20° | 10 h | 0 |
| Benidorm | 64 | 22° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Porto Cristo | 62 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Peníscola | 61 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Villarreal | 60 | 22° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Conil de la Frontera | 60 | 22° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Altea | 60 | 22° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Dénia | 59 | 22° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Benalmádena | 59 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Moraira | 59 | 22° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Fuengirola | 58 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Nerja | 57 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 8 |
| Marbella | 55 | 22° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Algeciras | 54 | 22° | 17° | 10 h | 5 |
| Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava | 47 | 22° | 17° | 8 h | 8 |
| Tossa de Mar | 46 | 22° | 17° | 8 h | 8 |
| Calella | 43 | 22° | 17° | 8 h | 11 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 100 | 21° | 20° | 9 h | 2 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 99 | 21° | 20° | 9 h | 2 |
| Santa Cruz de La Palma | 91 | 21° | 21° | 6 h | 3 |
| Valladolid | 89 | 21° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Terrassa | 85 | 21° | – | 8 h | 9 |
| Playa Blanca, Lanzarote | 61 | 21° | 20° | 10 h | 0 |
| Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote | 60 | 21° | 20° | 10 h | 0 |
| Calp | 57 | 21° | 18° | 10 h | 5 |
| Cala Millor | 56 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Cala Ratjada | 56 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Málaga | 55 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Ceuta | 55 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Paguera | 55 | 21° | 19° | 10 h | 5 |
| Torremolinos | 55 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Valldemossa | 54 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Tarifa | 53 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Artà | 53 | 21° | 18° | 9 h | 6 |
| Sitges | 45 | 21° | 18° | 8 h | 8 |
| Empuriabrava | 43 | 21° | 16° | 8 h | 8 |
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 92 | 20° | 20° | 7 h | 2 |
| Salamanca | 91 | 20° | – | 10 h | 8 |
| Barcelona | 88 | 20° | 17° | 8 h | 8 |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 88 | 20° | 17° | 8 h | 8 |
| Figueres | 88 | 20° | – | 8 h | 8 |
| Cadaqués | 36 | 20° | 16° | 8 h | 8 |
| León | 88 | 19° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Pamplona | 83 | 19° | – | 7 h | 9 |
| Segovia | 83 | 19° | – | 9 h | 11 |
| Mahón, Menorca | 45 | 19° | 18° | 9 h | 4 |
| Pontevedra | 25 | 19° | 15° | 8 h | 12 |
| Hondarribia | 17 | 19° | 16° | 6 h | 14 |
| Vigo | 79 | 18° | 15° | 8 h | 12 |
| A Coruña | 77 | 18° | 15° | 7 h | 12 |
| Burgos | 77 | 18° | – | 8 h | 13 |
| Santiago de Compostela | 73 | 18° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 69 | 18° | – | 7 h | 15 |
| Santander | 68 | 18° | 15° | 6 h | 14 |
| San Sebastián | 64 | 18° | 16° | 6 h | 16 |
| Oviedo | 62 | 18° | – | 6 h | 16 |
| Ferrol | 23 | 18° | 15° | 7 h | 12 |
| Llívia | 66 | 17° | – | 7 h | 16 |
| Bilbao | 60 | 17° | – | 5 h | 15 |
| Gijón | 56 | 16° | 15° | 6 h | 16 |
| Guernica | 13 | 16° | 16° | 5 h | 15 |
Spain in May: quick answers
Spain in May: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in May are Murcia (27 °C), Seville (27 °C) and Córdoba (27 °C).
Spain in May: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (21 °C), Los Gigantes, Tenerife (21 °C) and Santa Cruz de La Palma (21 °C).
Spain in May: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Murcia, Alicante and Elche.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences