SeasonMapSpain in May
May is Spain's best month (rank 1 of 12): its 31 destinations average 85/100, led by Madrid at 96 — 23°C and 5 rainy days — while Baqueira-Beret is cooler at 15°C and scores 29.
#1 of 12 months for Spain · 31 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Where in Spain in May
| # | Place | Type | Feels-like high | Rain | Comfort | At its best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | City | 23°C | 19 mm · 5 days | 96 tier S | Yes |
| 2 | Ronda | City | 23°C | 42 mm · 5 days | 95 tier S | Yes |
| 3 | Toledo | City | 25°C | 26 mm · 5 days | 95 tier S | Yes |
| 4 | Granada | City | 25°C | 45 mm · 6 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 5 | Valencia | City | 25°C | 44 mm · 7 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 6 | Las Palmas | City | 22°C | 3 mm · 1 day | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 7 | Barcelona | City | 22°C | 47 mm · 8 days | 92 tier S | Yes |
| 8 | Salamanca | City | 22°C | 31 mm · 5 days | 92 tier S | Yes |
| 9 | Tenerife | Island | 22°C | 12 mm · 4 days | 92 tier S | — |
| 10 | Seville | City | 29°C | 14 mm · 3 days | 91 tier S | Yes |
| 11 | Fuerteventura | Island | 22°C | 0 mm · 0 days | 90 tier S | — |
| 12 | Girona | City | 23°C | 99 mm · 12 days | 90 tier S | Yes |
| 13 | Córdoba, Spain | City | 29°C | 28 mm · 5 days | 89 tier A | Yes |
| 14 | Lanzarote | Island | 21°C | 0 mm · 0 days | 89 tier A | — |
| 15 | Cádiz | Beach | 26°C | 17 mm · 4 days | 88 tier A | — |
| 16 | Ibiza | Island | 24°C | 23 mm · 4 days | 88 tier A | — |
| 17 | Málaga | Beach | 25°C | 27 mm · 4 days | 88 tier A | — |
| 18 | Bilbao | City | 18°C | 68 mm · 13 days | 87 tier A | Yes |
| 19 | Nerja | Beach | 24°C | 33 mm · 5 days | 87 tier A | — |
| 20 | Palma | Beach | 24°C | 34 mm · 6 days | 86 tier A | — |
| 21 | Santander | City | 19°C | 72 mm · 13 days | 86 tier A | — |
| 22 | Santiago de Compostela | City | 19°C | 54 mm · 10 days | 86 tier A | — |
| 23 | Tarifa | Beach | 23°C | 26 mm · 4 days | 86 tier A | — |
| 24 | Alicante | Beach | 24°C | 69 mm · 8 days | 85 tier A | — |
| 25 | Benidorm | Beach | 24°C | 58 mm · 8 days | 85 tier A | — |
| 26 | Marbella | Beach | 23°C | 31 mm · 5 days | 85 tier A | — |
| 27 | Menorca | Island | 20°C | 24 mm · 5 days | 82 tier A | — |
| 28 | Tossa de Mar | Beach | 22°C | 66 mm · 11 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 29 | San Sebastián | City | 19°C | 140 mm · 16 days | 80 tier A | — |
| 30 | Baqueira-Beret | Ski resort | 15°C | 145 mm · 20 days | 29 tier F | — |
| 31 | Sierra Nevada | Ski resort | 17°C | 70 mm · 7 days | 21 tier F | — |
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Spain in May
- Feria de San Isidro, Las Ventas · Madrid · 5 May – 10 Jun (usually)
- Fiestas de San Isidro · Madrid · 7–17 May
- Dia de la Cruz · Granada · 1–5 May
- Feria del Corpus · Granada · 30 May – 6 Jun
- Orange blossom · Valencia · 20 Mar – 5 May (usually)
- Whales and dolphins offshore · Tenerife · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Temps de Flors · Girona · 9–17 May
- Cruces de Mayo · Córdoba, Spain · 28 Apr – 5 May (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 5 of Spain's 27 well-known places this month.