🇪🇸 Weather in Marbella in May
This is what the weather in Marbella (Costa del Sol, Spain) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
22.9 °C
20.9 °C – 23.9 °C
Avg. night-time low
14.7 °C
13.1 °C – 15.8 °C
Avg. rain days in period
4.1
13 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
23.7 mm
0.3 mm – 68.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
35 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
17.7 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 32.0 °C (9 May 2023) · Lowest temperature 8.6 °C (1 May 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 153Sunny
- 100Partly cloudy
- 16Cloudy
- 28Light rain
- 13Rain
Summary
- On average 22.9 °C during the day and 14.7 °C at night.
- On average 4.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 23.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 1 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 17.7 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2019 (avg. 23.9 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 20.9 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (68.7 mm), driest: 2019 (0.3 mm).
- Extremes: 32.0 °C on 9 May 2023 and 8.6 °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. max22.3°Avg. min14.7°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 11.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.7 °C
Max 29.6 °C · Min 11.6 °C
2025
Avg. max22.8°Avg. min15.0°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 17.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 31 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 29.1 °C · Min 11.8 °C
2024
Avg. max23.2°Avg. min14.2°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 29 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.3 °C
Max 30.5 °C · Min 9.0 °C
2023
Avg. max23.5°Avg. min15.4°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 68.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 46 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.5 °C
Max 32.0 °C · Min 13.7 °C
2022
Avg. max23.8°Avg. min15.3°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 12.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 31 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.8 °C
Max 29.0 °C · Min 12.2 °C
2021
Avg. max23.2°Avg. min14.4°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 16.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.3 °C
Max 30.1 °C · Min 9.8 °C
2020
Avg. max23.5°Avg. min15.8°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 59.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 31.3 °C · Min 12.0 °C
2019
Avg. max23.9°Avg. min14.6°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 24 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.4 °C
Max 31.1 °C · Min 12.1 °C
2018
Avg. max20.9°Avg. min13.1°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 14.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.6 °C
Max 25.1 °C · Min 8.6 °C
2017
Avg. max22.0°Avg. min14.6°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 31.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.1 °C
Max 26.5 °C · Min 10.2 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Marbella in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 22.9 °C, night-time lows 14.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 32.0 °C (9 May 2023), the lowest 8.6 °C (1 May 2018).
- How often does it rain in Marbella in May?
- On average there were 4.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 23.7 mm of precipitation in total. In 1 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Marbella in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 17.7 °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 (36.480, -4.880)
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