Madrid in May
sweet spot · one of the best months to go
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The numbers
| Daily high | 24°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 11°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 23°C |
| Rainy days | 5 · 41 mm |
| Humidity | 54% |
| Sunshine | 12.7 h/day |
| Daylight | 14.4 h/day |
| Days over 35°C | 0 |
| Crowds | 80 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 2 mm.
Public holidays in May
- Fiesta del trabajo 1 May 2027
- Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid 2 May 2027
- Día das Letras Galegas 17 May 2027
- Corpus Christi 27 May 2027
- Día de Canarias 30 May 2027
- Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha 31 May 2027
Holidays crowd a place out and push fares up around them; they count toward the crowd score above.
What to pack
- Warm layers for the evenings, which drop to about 11°C.
- Sun protection: about 13 hours of sunshine a day.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
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May elsewhere
In May from
The other months at Madrid
- January ok
- February good
- March good
- April good
- May
- June sweet spot
- July avoid
- August avoid
- September sweet spot
- October good
- November ok
- December ok
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