Galapagar Weather in May
Galapagar in May
The short of it: Galapagar in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 43 mm · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Galapagar an average May high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 43 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 25 min in mid-May, 71 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Galapagar runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Collado-Villalba, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Galapagar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collado-VillalbaMadrid | 6 km N | 21° | 9° | 45 mm |
| Las Rozas de MadridMadrid | 15 km SE | 23° | 10° | 40 mm |
| MajadahondaMadrid | 16 km SE | 23° | 10° | 40 mm |
| Boadilla del MonteMadrid | 22 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 40 mm |
| Pozuelo de AlarcónMadrid | 23 km SE | 23° | 11° | 40 mm |
| Fuencarral-El PardoMadrid | 25 km ESE | 23° | 11° | 40 mm |
| PilarMadrid | 27 km ESE | 23° | 11° | 40 mm |
| Moncloa-AravacaMadrid | 28 km SE | 23° | 11° | 40 mm |