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Weather in Madrid in May

May in Madrid is warm and showery: highs average 22.2°C (72°F), lows 11.3°C, with 50 mm of rain on 7.3 days with 1 mm or more and 8.6 hours of sun a day.

Average high22.2°C72°F
Average low11.3°C52°F
Rain50 mm7.3 days of 1 mm+
Sun8.6 ha day, 268 h in the month
Humidity53%0.0 frost days
Average temperature16.7°C5th warmest of 12 months

Madrid across the year

Average daily high and low Average rainfall

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Compared with April, the average high is 4.0°C higher and rainfall is 5 mm higher. Among the 60 places with month pages, Madrid ranks 32 for the warmest average high in May (1 = warmest) and 24 for the wettest.

May compared with places of similar warmth

PlaceAvg high °CAvg low °CRain mmSun h/day
Madrid22.211.3508.6
Tarragona (Reus)22.212.1548.1
Cádiz22.116.2279.9
Huesca22.39.8528.9
Girona22.410.1717.2
Logroño22.09.7477.3
Ceuta21.915.721–

See May in every place on one page, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia.

Questions

What is the weather like in Madrid in May?

In May the average daily high in Madrid is 22.2°C (72°F) and the average low 11.3°C (52°F). It is warm and showery: 50 mm of rain on 7.3 days with 1 mm or more, with 8.6 hours of sun a day.

Does it rain in Madrid in May?

On average 50 mm of rain falls in May, on 7.3 days with 1 mm or more. That makes May the 4th wettest month of the year (1 = wettest).

Is this a forecast?

No. These are climate normals: the average for 1981–2010. Any one year can be warmer, colder, drier or wetter.