Coimbra weather in May
Temperature, rain and sunshine in May: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in May
Excellent
Best time to visit: May – September
What is the weather like in Coimbra in May?
In May, Coimbra is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 9 hours a day. Rain falls on about 9 days, adding up to 58 mm. All in all, May is an excellent month for a holiday in Coimbra.
May compared
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More details for May
- Daylight
- 14 h 22 min06:19 – 20:41
- UV index
- 9 · very highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 22 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 50 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 2 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+1Europe/Lisbon
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %97 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %67 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in May
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Coimbra in May: quick answers
Is Coimbra hot in May?
Warm rather than hot: in May, daytime highs in Coimbra average 22 °C and nights cool to about 12 °C. On about 2 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Coimbra in May?
Rain falls on about 9 days, adding up to 58 mm.
Coimbra month by month
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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