Barcelona Weather in May
Barcelona in May
The short of it: Barcelona in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 13° · rain 48 mm · daylight 14 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & April
May in Barcelona brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 13°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 29 min in mid-May, 73 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Barcelona runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Eixample, 0 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Barcelona, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EixampleCatalonia | 0 km E | 22° | 13° | 48 mm |
| l'Antiga Esquerra de l'EixampleCatalonia | 0 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 48 mm |
| Dreta de l'EixampleCatalonia | 1 km NE | 23° | 13° | 45 mm |
| la Nova Esquerra de l'EixampleCatalonia | 1 km SW | 22° | 13° | 48 mm |
| Sant AntoniCatalonia | 1 km S | 22° | 13° | 48 mm |
| el RavalCatalonia | 1 km SE | 23° | 13° | 45 mm |
| Ciutat VellaCatalonia | 2 km SE | 23° | 13° | 45 mm |
| GràciaCatalonia | 2 km N | 22° | 13° | 48 mm |