Marbella Weather in May
Marbella in May
The short of it: Marbella in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 14 h 6 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 23° · low 14° · rain 24 mm · daylight 14 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Marbella an average May high of 23°, a low of 14° and some 24 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 6 min in mid-May, 61 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, Marbella runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. San Pedro Alcántara, 10 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Marbella, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro AlcántaraAndalusia | 10 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 23 mm |
| CoínAndalusia | 20 km NE | 24° | 13° | 26 mm |
| Alhaurín el GrandeAndalusia | 23 km NE | 24° | 13° | 25 mm |
| FuengirolaAndalusia | 23 km E | 21° | 15° | 20 mm |
| MijasAndalusia | 24 km ENE | 23° | 12° | 29 mm |
| EsteponaAndalusia | 25 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 24 mm |
| BenalmádenaAndalusia | 29 km ENE | 23° | 13° | 24 mm |
| CártamaAndalusia | 31 km NE | 25° | 14° | 23 mm |