Bilbao in May
Around 15 °C by day, sea 15.8 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 2 of 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. Seven fifteenth-century streets, 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 | 3 400 |
| Getxo | 15 | 15.8 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 4 044 |
| San Sebastián / Donostia | 15 | 16.4 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 5 107 |
| Zarautz | 15 | 16.3 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 6 994 |
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.