Bilbao in May
Around 15 °C by day, sea 15.8 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 2 out of 5 against 4.
May in Bilbao is 15 °C by day and 15.8 °C in the water. Cold for swimming, the best month for the city: load 2 out of 5.
Start May in the old town. The Seven Streets the town grew from, the Ribera market on the river, and bars where food comes in small portions on bread — pintxos, as they are called here. That is the city's ordinary life rather than a tourist programme. Bilbao has 350,975 residents, more than anywhere else on the Basque shore. Foreign residents are 12.3%: this is a Spanish city, and you will need the language.
Towns nearby in May
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 15 | 15.8 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 3 524appraised |
| Getxo | 15 | 15.8 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 4 125appraised |
| San Sebastián / Donostia | 15 | 16.4 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 5 186appraised |
| Zarautz | 15 | 16.3 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 6 994asking |
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 140 rainy days a year, 77% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.