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🇵🇹 Weather in Tavira in May

This is what the weather in Tavira (Algarve, Portugal) was like in May in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

21.8 °C

19.6 °C – 23.0 °C

Avg. night-time low

16.3 °C

14.9 °C – 17.3 °C

Avg. rain days in period

3.9

13 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

29.7 mm

1.7 mm – 117 mm

Avg. cloud cover

37 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 29.1 °C (10 May 2023) · Lowest temperature 11.4 °C (1 May 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 25 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 138Sunny
  • 107Partly cloudy
  • 26Cloudy
  • 23Light rain
  • 16Rain

Summary

  • On average 21.8 °C during the day and 16.3 °C at night.
  • On average 3.9 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 29.7 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Sunny.
  • Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 23.0 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 19.6 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2020 (117 mm), driest: 2019 (1.7 mm).
  • Extremes: 29.1 °C on 10 May 2023 and 11.4 °C on 1 May 2018.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Sunny
    Avg. max21.3°Avg. min16.3°
    Rain days
    5 Rain days
    Precipitation
    20.9 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    36 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 26.6 °C · Min 13.4 °C

  • 2025

    Sunny
    Avg. max22.0°Avg. min16.3°
    Rain days
    3 Rain days
    Precipitation
    14.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    32 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 13.0 °C

  • 2024

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max21.9°Avg. min15.5°
    Rain days
    2 Rain days
    Precipitation
    3.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    31 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 26.9 °C · Min 12.0 °C

  • 2023

    Sunny
    Avg. max23.0°Avg. min17.0°
    Rain days
    3 Rain days
    Precipitation
    13.8 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    40 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 15.5 °C

  • 2022

    Sunny
    Avg. max22.3°Avg. min17.2°
    Rain days
    2 Rain days
    Precipitation
    6.9 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    37 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 26.3 °C · Min 13.0 °C

  • 2021

    Sunny
    Avg. max22.3°Avg. min15.5°
    Rain days
    3 Rain days
    Precipitation
    20.5 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    34 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.0 °C · Min 12.3 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max21.9°Avg. min17.3°
    Rain days
    8 Rain days
    Precipitation
    117 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    43 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.2 °C · Min 14.2 °C

  • 2019

    Sunny
    Avg. max22.8°Avg. min16.4°
    Rain days
    1 Rain days
    Precipitation
    1.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    30 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.9 °C · Min 13.8 °C

  • 2018

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max19.6°Avg. min14.9°
    Rain days
    7 Rain days
    Precipitation
    49.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    46 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 22.3 °C · Min 11.4 °C

  • 2017

    Sunny
    Avg. max21.3°Avg. min17.0°
    Rain days
    5 Rain days
    Precipitation
    48.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    45 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 24.5 °C · Min 12.5 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Tavira in May?
Daytime highs averaged 21.8 °C, night-time lows 16.3 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.1 °C (10 May 2023), the lowest 11.4 °C (1 May 2018).
How often does it rain in Tavira in May?
On average there were 3.9 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 29.7 mm of precipitation in total.

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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)
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