Balmaseda Weather in May
Balmaseda in May
The short of it: Balmaseda in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 75 mm · daylight 14 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
May in Balmaseda brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 10°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 39 min in mid-May, 78 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Balmaseda runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Zalla, 7 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Balmaseda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 24 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZallaBasque Country | 7 km NE | 20° | 10° | 76 mm |
| GüeñesBasque Country | 9 km E | 20° | 10° | 76 mm |
| OrtuellaBasque Country | 17 km NE | 20° | 10° | 76 mm |
| ZierbenaBasque Country | 19 km NNE | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| SanturtziBasque Country | 20 km NE | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| PortugaleteBasque Country | 20 km NE | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| SestaoBasque Country | 20 km NE | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| BarakaldoBasque Country | 20 km ENE | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |