Sopela Weather in May
Sopela in May
The short of it: Sopela in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 72 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Sopela an average May high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-May, 79 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Sopela runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Berango, 2 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sopela, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 28 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BerangoBasque Country | 2 km SW | 21° | 11° | 73 mm |
| GetxoBasque Country | 3 km SW | 21° | 11° | 72 mm |
| AlgortaBasque Country | 4 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 72 mm |
| ElexaldeBasque Country | 5 km NE | 20° | 11° | 73 mm |
| LeioaBasque Country | 6 km S | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| SanturtziBasque Country | 7 km SW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| PortugaleteBasque Country | 7 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |
| SestaoBasque Country | 8 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 74 mm |