🇪🇸 Weather in Maspalomas in May
This is what the weather in Maspalomas (Gran Canaria, Spain) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
21.4 °C
19.9 °C – 22.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
18.8 °C
17.2 °C – 19.6 °C
Avg. rain days in period
0.7
2 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
7.5 mm
2.2 mm – 30.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
24 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
20.8 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 26.0 °C (2 May 2023) · Lowest temperature 16.3 °C (4 May 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 27 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 224Sunny
- 70Partly cloudy
- 9Cloudy
- 3Light rain
- 4Rain
Summary
- On average 21.4 °C during the day and 18.8 °C at night.
- On average 0.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 7.5 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 6 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 20.8 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2017 (avg. 22.3 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 19.9 °C).
- Wettest year: 2022 (30.5 mm), driest: 2025 (2.2 mm).
- Extremes: 26.0 °C on 2 May 2023 and 16.3 °C on 4 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. max21.4°Avg. min18.7°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 5.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 29 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.7 °C
Max 25.3 °C · Min 17.8 °C
2025
Avg. max21.5°Avg. min18.9°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 2.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 21 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.8 °C
Max 22.4 °C · Min 17.7 °C
2024
Avg. max21.5°Avg. min18.9°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 11.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 28 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.4 °C
Max 22.6 °C · Min 18.0 °C
2023
Avg. max22.2°Avg. min19.5°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 3.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 15 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.7 °C
Max 26.0 °C · Min 18.4 °C
2022
Avg. max21.7°Avg. min18.9°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 30.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 20 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.7 °C
Max 25.6 °C · Min 17.1 °C
2021
Avg. max20.8°Avg. min18.5°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 8.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 25 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.6 °C
Max 22.4 °C · Min 17.8 °C
2020
Avg. max21.8°Avg. min19.0°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 2.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 20 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.3 °C
Max 22.9 °C · Min 18.2 °C
2019
Avg. max20.9°Avg. min18.2°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 2.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 24 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.2 °C
Max 22.4 °C · Min 17.0 °C
2018
Avg. max19.9°Avg. min17.2°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 27 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.6 °C
Max 21.0 °C · Min 16.3 °C
2017
Avg. max22.3°Avg. min19.6°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 30 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.3 °C
Max 23.4 °C · Min 18.1 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Maspalomas in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 21.4 °C, night-time lows 18.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 26.0 °C (2 May 2023), the lowest 16.3 °C (4 May 2018).
- How often does it rain in Maspalomas in May?
- On average there were 0.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 7.5 mm of precipitation in total. In 6 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Maspalomas in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 20.8 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 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. 6 km from the location (27.720, -15.630)
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