Retiro Weather in May
Retiro in May
The short of it: Retiro in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 11° · rain 42 mm · daylight 14 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Retiro an average May high of 24°, a low of 11° and some 42 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 24°; nights run about 11°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 24 min in mid-May, 70 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, Retiro runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Lavapiés, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Retiro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LavapiésMadrid | 2 km WSW | 24° | 11° | 42 mm |
| MadridMadrid | 2 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 42 mm |
| EmbajadoresMadrid | 2 km WSW | 24° | 11° | 42 mm |
| Madrid CentroMadrid | 2 km WNW | 23° | 11° | 43 mm |
| ArganzuelaMadrid | 2 km SW | 24° | 11° | 42 mm |
| SalamancaMadrid | 2 km N | 23° | 11° | 43 mm |
| NumanciaMadrid | 3 km SE | 24° | 11° | 40 mm |
| Puente de VallecasMadrid | 3 km SE | 24° | 11° | 40 mm |