January 14° · ☂ 4 February 15° · ☂ 4 March 17° · ☂ 6 April 19° · ☂ 6 ★ May22° · ☂ 5 ★ June27° · ☂ 3 July 29° · ☂ 2 August 30° · ☂ 5 September 27° · ☂ 6 ★ October23° · ☂ 6 November 18° · ☂ 5 December 15° · ☂ 4 Barcelona in May:comfortably warm, Barcelona, Spain · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 22° Hottest day 31.4° (2022)
Mean low 15° Coldest night 7.8° (2018)
Rain days 5 days 2-11 by year
Rainfall 42mm Daylight 14.0 → 15.0 h
Barcelona's 12 months i Best: May, June and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Poorcool sea Sightseeing on foot Goodmild and mostly dry
Humidity 76% 0 muggy days
Clear days 7 days 6 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 18.2° 16.5-19.1° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:33 / 21:02 Daylight 14.0 → 15.0 h
Barcelona in May One of the best months for city sightseeing. The sun is bright without being oppressive, which suits Park Güell and Montjuïc. The Primavera Sound music festival fills the Parc del Fòrum from late May into early June. The sea is still too cold for most swimmers.
May in Barcelona was on the warm side, averaging 22°C by day and 15°C at night. With about 5 rain days, showers were an occasional nuisance rather than the rule. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 2, another 11.
Long days, up to 15.0 hours of light, left room for a late stroll after dinner. May 2022 averaged 24.7°C by day, 2.4°C above the 20-year mean.
Date by date i Sun
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 12° May 1 rain on 30% of days 20° 12°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 13° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 13° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 13° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 13° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 14° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 14° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° 2-8 rain on 14% of days 21° 13°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 15° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 15° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 14° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 14° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 14° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° 9-15 rain on 21% of days 22° 14°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 14° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 15° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 15° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 15° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 23° 15° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 16° 16-22 rain on 15% of days 22° 15°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 16° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 16° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 16° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 16° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 17° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 16° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 16° 23-29 rain on 11% of days 24° 16°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 16° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 17°
30-31 rain on 15% of days 24° 17°
May 1 rain on 30% of days 20° 12° 2-8 rain on 14% of days 21° 13° 9-15 rain on 21% of days 22° 14° 16-22 rain on 15% of days 22° 15° 23-29 rain on 11% of days 24° 16° 30-31 rain on 15% of days 24° 17°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 20° 12° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 13° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 13° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 13° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 13° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 14° 1-6 rain on 17% of days 21° 13°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 14° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 15° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 15° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 14° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 14° 7-13 rain on 17% of days 22° 14°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 22° 14° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 14° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 15° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 22° 15° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 15° 14-20 rain on 19% of days 22° 15°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 23° 15° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 16° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 16° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 16° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 16° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 16° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 17° 21-27 rain on 11% of days 23° 16°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 24° 16° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 24° 16° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 16° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 24° 17°
28-31 rain on 11% of days 24° 16°
1-6 rain on 17% of days 21° 13° 7-13 rain on 17% of days 22° 14° 14-20 rain on 19% of days 22° 15° 21-27 rain on 11% of days 23° 16° 28-31 rain on 11% of days 24° 16°
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2006 none
2007 2mm
2008 none
2009 7mm
2010 10mm
2011 none
2012 none
2013 1mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 none
2017 none
2018 none
2019 none
2020 10mm
2021 2mm
2022 none
2023 none
2024 12mm
2025 none
Holidays in May (2027) May 1 Labour DayMay 17 Whit Monday (Barcelona local holiday)May 31 Memorial Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 11° 18° 26° 33° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) ~ May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 2 rain days, 2018 had 11.
Barcelona through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 14° 6° 4 days 43mm 14° February 15° 7° 4 days 30mm 13° March 17° 9° 6 days 53mm 14° April 19° 11° 6 days 53mm 15° May Good 22° 15° 5 days 42mm 18° June Good 27° 19° 3 days 19mm 23° July 29° 22° 2 days 28mm 26° August 30° 22° 5 days 59mm 27° September 27° 19° 6 days 83mm 25° October Good 23° 15° 6 days 83mm 23° November 18° 10° 5 days 43mm 18° December 15° 7° 4 days 26mm 16°
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Barcelona in May? Over the past 20 years May averaged 5 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 2 in the driest to 11 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Barcelona in May? Days averaged 22°C and nights 15°C. Pack a light layer for the evenings, T-shirts, and a compact umbrella.
Can you swim in Barcelona in May? Sea surface temperature averaged 18.2°C in May, more for a paddle than a swim. Year to year it ranged 16.5-19.1°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is May a good time to visit Barcelona? On warmth and rain days alone, Barcelona's easiest months were May, June and October. May ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Barcelona get in May? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 6 overcast days (80% or more).
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