Upper Town Weather in May
Upper Town in May
The short of it: Upper Town in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 25 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 15° · rain 25 mm · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Upper Town an average May high of 22°, a low of 15° and some 25 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 25 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-May, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Upper Town runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Gibraltar, 1 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Upper Town, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 34 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar00 | 1 km N | 22° | 15° | 25 mm |
| Reclamation AreasGibraltar | 1 km NNW | 22° | 15° | 25 mm |
| Town AreaOther | 2 km S | 21° | 15° | 24 mm |
| South DistrictGibraltar | 2 km S | 21° | 15° | 24 mm |
| La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalusia | 4 km N | 23° | 15° | 25 mm |
| San RoqueAndalusia | 9 km NNW | 23° | 14° | 25 mm |
| AlgecirasAndalusia | 9 km W | 23° | 15° | 25 mm |
| Los BarriosAndalusia | 14 km WNW | 23° | 15° | 25 mm |