🇪🇸 Weather in Benidorm in May
This is what the weather in Benidorm (Costa Blanca, Spain) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
21.4 °C
20.3 °C – 22.2 °C
Avg. night-time low
17.0 °C
16.0 °C – 17.8 °C
Avg. rain days in period
5.8
19 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
35.0 mm
8.1 mm – 60.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
46 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
19.4 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 26.9 °C (29 May 2022) · Lowest temperature 11.8 °C (1 May 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 21 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 102Sunny
- 118Partly cloudy
- 32Cloudy
- 40Light rain
- 18Rain
Summary
- On average 21.4 °C during the day and 17.0 °C at night.
- On average 5.8 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 35.0 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 19.4 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 22.2 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 20.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (60.9 mm), driest: 2024 (8.1 mm).
- Extremes: 26.9 °C on 29 May 2022 and 11.8 °C on 1 May 2018.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max22.0°Avg. min17.6°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 53.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.9 °C
Max 26.7 °C · Min 14.2 °C
2025
Avg. max21.9°Avg. min17.6°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 29.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 45 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.9 °C
Max 26.7 °C · Min 15.6 °C
2024
Avg. max21.8°Avg. min17.0°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 8.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 42 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.2 °C
Max 25.6 °C · Min 12.9 °C
2023
Avg. max21.0°Avg. min17.2°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 60.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.1 °C
Max 23.3 °C · Min 15.2 °C
2022
Avg. max22.1°Avg. min17.5°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 55.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 33 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.4 °C
Max 26.9 °C · Min 14.7 °C
2021
Avg. max20.7°Avg. min16.3°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 51.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 52 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.5 °C
Max 26.8 °C · Min 13.6 °C
2020
Avg. max22.2°Avg. min17.8°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 32.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 45 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.7 °C
Max 24.7 °C · Min 15.2 °C
2019
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min16.0°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 21.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 44 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.8 °C
Max 24.1 °C · Min 12.9 °C
2018
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min16.1°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 19.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 44 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.8 °C
Max 23.2 °C · Min 11.8 °C
2017
Avg. max21.4°Avg. min17.0°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 19.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.4 °C
Max 23.8 °C · Min 13.6 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Benidorm in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 21.4 °C, night-time lows 17.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 26.9 °C (29 May 2022), the lowest 11.8 °C (1 May 2018).
- How often does it rain in Benidorm in May?
- On average there were 5.8 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 35.0 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Benidorm in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 19.4 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (38.520, -0.110)
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