Castro Weather in May
Castro in May
The short of it: Castro in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 99 mm · daylight 14 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Castro an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 37 min in mid-May, 77 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Castro runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sarria, 14 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Castro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 31 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SarriaGalicia | 14 km E | 20° | 9° | 96 mm |
| MonterrosoGalicia | 21 km W | 19° | 8° | 108 mm |
| TaboadaGalicia | 21 km WSW | 19° | 8° | 110 mm |
| CorgoGalicia | 23 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 91 mm |
| ChantadaGalicia | 23 km SW | 20° | 8° | 109 mm |
| LugoGalicia | 27 km N | 20° | 8° | 94 mm |
| Monforte de LemosGalicia | 28 km SSE | 21° | 10° | 102 mm |
| FriolGalicia | 34 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 102 mm |