Barcelona in May
Around 17.5 °C by day, sea 17.7 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 3 of 4.
May in Barcelona is 17.5 °C by day and 17.7 °C in the sea. The water is still cold, the air is not: this is the month people sit on the beach without going in. Load is 3 out of 4 — summer starts in June.
May is useful because it shows the city working and the weather good at the same time. In January you see how Barcelona lives, but it is cold; in August it is warm, but half the locals have left and the centre belongs to visitors. In May the two line up. For anyone choosing a neighbourhood it is the best time to walk: the city scores 5 out of 5 for living without a car, and that is tested on foot rather than on a map. The square metre in the city is €4,675.
Towns nearby in May
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 17.5 | 17.7 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 4 675 |
| Mataró | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2 505 |
| Badalona | 17.5 | 17.7 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2 861 |
| Castelldefels | 17.5 | 18 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 4 297 |
| Sitges | 17.5 | 18 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4 829 |
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 56 rainy days a year, 68% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.