Rioja Weather in May
Rioja in May
The short of it: Rioja in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 14 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 14° · rain 15 mm · daylight 14 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Rioja an average May high of 26°, a low of 14° and some 15 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 8 min in mid-May, 62 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Rioja runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Benahadux, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Rioja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenahaduxAndalusia | 2 km S | 26° | 14° | 15 mm |
| GádorAndalusia | 3 km WNW | 26° | 14° | 15 mm |
| ViatorAndalusia | 7 km SSE | 26° | 14° | 13 mm |
| Huércal de AlmeríaAndalusia | 7 km SSE | 26° | 14° | 13 mm |
| Alhama de AlmeríaAndalusia | 9 km W | 25° | 12° | 22 mm |
| AlmeríaAndalusia | 12 km S | 25° | 14° | 15 mm |
| TabernasAndalusia | 13 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 18 mm |
| AguadulceAndalusia | 18 km SW | 25° | 14° | 16 mm |