Ponferrada Weather in May
Ponferrada in May
The short of it: Ponferrada in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 64 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Ponferrada brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 10°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 76 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Ponferrada runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Camponaraya, 7 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ponferrada, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CamponarayaCastille and León | 7 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 66 mm |
| CongostoCastille and León | 10 km NE | 21° | 9° | 63 mm |
| CastropodameCastille and León | 11 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 68 mm |
| CarracedeloCastille and León | 11 km W | 22° | 10° | 68 mm |
| CacabelosCastille and León | 12 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 70 mm |
| VilladecanesCastille and León | 14 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 71 mm |
| BembibreCastille and León | 17 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 64 mm |
| TorenoCastille and León | 18 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 68 mm |