Bilbao Weather in May
Bilbao in May
The short of it: Bilbao in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Bilbao an average May high of 21°, a low of 11° and some 76 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-May, 78 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Bilbao runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Santutxu, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bilbao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SantutxuBasque Country | 1 km SE | 21° | 11° | 77 mm |
| BasauriBasque Country | 4 km SE | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| ErandioBasque Country | 6 km NW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| BarakaldoBasque Country | 6 km NW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| ArrigorriagaBasque Country | 7 km SSE | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| GaldakaoBasque Country | 8 km ESE | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| SestaoBasque Country | 8 km NW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| LeioaBasque Country | 9 km NW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |