Early May 1 May
71°F
Typical afternoon high
18% historical wet-day frequency
Spain · City
Madrid
in May.
Is May a good time?
Warm days.
A steady visitor season.
May averages 77°F afternoons, with about 4 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 77°F
- Rain days
- 4
- Visitor demand
- 98%of October peak
Historical Comunidad de Madrid regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.
Overall match
7.9/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#1 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather9.7/10Excellent
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostPriceyfor Europe
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your May
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 77°F (25°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 51°F (11°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 14 hours of daylight. About 4 rain days in a typical May.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 14 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 06:59 and sets about 21:23 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 51°F (11°C); afternoons reach about 77°F (25°C). Expect rain on about 4 days in a typical May.
Typical afternoon
77°F (25°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Mays
Night low
51°F (11°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 24m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late May?
Late May is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 71°F on the 1st, versus 82°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 18% to 13% between those dates.
Mid May 15 May
76°F
Typical afternoon high
12% historical wet-day frequency
Late May 31 May
82°F
Typical afternoon high
13% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesMay 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
May 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171° | 272° | |||||
| 372° | 473° | 573° | 674° | 774° | 875° | 975° |
| 1076° | 1176° | 1276° | 1376° | 1476° | 1576° | 1676° |
| 1777° | 1877° | 1977° | 2078° | 2178° | 2278° | 2378° |
| 2479° | 2579° | 2680° | 2780° | 2881° | 2981° | 3082° |
| 3182° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 73°F (23°C) in the first week to 81°F (27°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 10–18%.
No school holidays here in May 2027. Elsewhere in May 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 13%, Greece 29%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds, cost and getting there
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Steady all year. May averages 98% of October's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.
Overnight stays across Comunidad de Madrid do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
Well above usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €157 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Historical hotel average
€157
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per occupied room-night; not a current booking quote. +12% vs this region's usual month.
Spain as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 84 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, Miami, Dallas and Washington Dulles and 7 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat
The historical regional amount comes from INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room; the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
How much does May vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 69°F (20°C) and 82°F (28°C); in 8 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 77°F (25°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 8; half the years had 2–6.
Rain days in each May
Rain days
4
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 7 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
10 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
2 of 15
of the last 15 Mays had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
28 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded MayHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76°F | 6 |
| 2012 | 79°F | 4 |
| 2013 | 69°F | 6 |
| 2014 | 77°F | 2 |
| 2015 | 82°F | 0 |
| 2016 | 71°F | 7 |
| 2017 | 80°F | 6 |
| 2018 | 74°F | 4 |
| 2019 | 79°F | 0 |
| 2020 | 80°F | 4 |
| 2021 | 77°F | 3 |
| 2022 | 82°F | 2 |
| 2023 | 77°F | 6 |
| 2024 | 77°F | 3 |
| 2025 | 74°F | 8 |
Checked against 21 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
April, May
or June?
| Typical conditions | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 68°F | 77°F | 87°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Overnight demand | 97% | 98% | 98% |
April: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than May. April guide →
June: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than May. June guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with May Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. May stays as your reference.
Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than May.
Your comparison
May or April?
Overnight stays vary little through the year.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €148 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the April guide →| Typical conditions | May | April |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 77°F | 68°F |
| Nights | 51°F | 45°F |
| Rain days | 4 | 7 |
| Visitor season | Steady all year | Steady all year |
| Overall / 10 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Month rank | #1 | #5 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5 | #12 | 52°F | 35°F | 7 | 6.4 | Steady all year |
| February | 6.9 | #9 | 56°F | 37°F | 5 | 7.0 | Steady all year |
| March | 6.9 | #8 | 61°F | 41°F | 7 | 7.3 | Steady all year |
| April | 7.5 | #5 | 68°F | 45°F | 7 | 8.7 | Steady all year |
| May | 7.9 | #1 | 77°F | 51°F | 4 | 9.7 | Steady all year |
| June | 7.5 | #4 | 87°F | 60°F | 2 | 8.8 | Steady all year |
| July | 7.1 | #7 | 94°F | 65°F | 0 | 7.6 | Steady all year |
| August | 7.3 | #6 | 94°F | 65°F | 1 | 7.7 | Steady all year |
| September | 7.9 | #2 | 83°F | 58°F | 3 | 9.6 | Steady all year |
| October | 7.6 | #3 | 72°F | 52°F | 6 | 9.3 | Steady all year |
| November | 6.7 | #10 | 59°F | 43°F | 8 | 7.1 | Steady all year |
| December | 6.5 | #11 | 54°F | 37°F | 5 | 6.6 | Steady all year |
Near here
Nearby places in May
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Castilla-La ManchaSpain · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 8.3 · Excellent weather, 78°F (25°C) · Busy season · Cost cheap
Castile and LeónSpain · about 100 miles
Balanced Overall 8.3 · Excellent weather, 71°F (22°C) · Busy season · Cost cheap
AragonSpain · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 8.9 · Excellent weather, 79°F (26°C) · Moderate season · Cost cheap
Valencia & the Costa BlancaSpain · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 8.7 · Excellent weather, 79°F (26°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
Basque CountrySpain · about 190 miles
Balanced Overall 7.4 · Very good weather, 69°F (20°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
As good as Madrid in May, but quieter
Madrid's weather ranks 3 of 41 city regions this month. Madrid already has excellent weather in May; these city regions outside Spain are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 98% of the busiest and 8% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Comunidad de Madrid region, suburbs included. That means about 96,000 overnight visitors on a typical May night across the region, 41% of them from Spain itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 39,000 more: 40 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 84 |
| How our weather was checked | 21 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 14 |
| Busiest month here | October · 14 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.3% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 48th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 41% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 40 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.9% |
| Population used | 7.1 million |
| Statistical region | ES30 · Comunidad de Madrid |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room). Full method · this region's data.