Barcelona Weather in May
Barcelona in May
The short of it: Barcelona in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 192 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 25° · rain 192 mm · daylight 12 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Barcelona brings afternoons near 33° and nights around 25°, with about 192 mm of rain over the month. No month in Barcelona runs warmer: highs about 33°. Wet spells are common — about 192 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 46 min in mid-May, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Barcelona runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Mambulo, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Barcelona, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 111 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MambuloBicol Region | 6 km S | 33° | 25° | 193 mm |
| SipocotBicol Region | 8 km W | 33° | 24° | 190 mm |
| CalabangaBicol Region | 19 km ESE | 33° | 24° | 204 mm |
| MagaraoBicol Region | 19 km SE | 34° | 24° | 197 mm |
| CamaliganBicol Region | 21 km SE | 34° | 24° | 193 mm |
| NagaBicol Region | 22 km SE | 34° | 24° | 193 mm |
| MilaorBicol Region | 24 km SE | 34° | 24° | 193 mm |
| San FernandoBicol Region | 25 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 187 mm |