Madrid Weather in May
Madrid in May
The short of it: Madrid in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 19° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Madrid an average May high of 34°, a low of 19° and some 12 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 2 min in mid-May, 28 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madrid runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Rincón de López, 7 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Madrid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de LópezColima | 7 km WSW | 34° | 20° | 11 mm |
| CalerasColima | 10 km S | 34° | 20° | 11 mm |
| Pueblo Juárez (La Magdalena)Colima | 11 km NW | 35° | 19° | 11 mm |
| CoquimatlánColima | 15 km NNE | 35° | 20° | 12 mm |
| Cofradía de JuárezColima | 16 km SSW | 34° | 20° | 11 mm |
| IxtlahuacánColima | 17 km ESE | 35° | 20° | 12 mm |
| TecománColima | 19 km S | 34° | 20° | 11 mm |
| Ciudad de ArmeríaColima | 19 km SSW | 34° | 20° | 10 mm |