El Cotillo Weather in May
El Cotillo in May
The short of it: El Cotillo in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 13 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 17° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 13 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give El Cotillo an average May high of 24°, a low of 17° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 34 min in mid-May, 45 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, El Cotillo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. La Oliva, 11 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in El Cotillo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La OlivaCanary Islands | 11 km SE | 24° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| CorralejoCanary Islands | 15 km ENE | 24° | 17° | 1.0 mm |
| Puerto del RosarioCanary Islands | 25 km SE | 25° | 17° | 1.0 mm |
| Playa BlancaCanary Islands | 27 km NE | 24° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| AntiguaCanary Islands | 29 km S | 24° | 15° | 2.0 mm |
| BetancuríaCanary Islands | 29 km S | 23° | 14° | 3.0 mm |
| PájaraCanary Islands | 38 km SSW | 24° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| YaizaCanary Islands | 38 km NE | 24° | 15° | 3.0 mm |