Salou in May
Around 17.5 °C by day, sea 18.1 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 3 of 5.
May in Salou is 17.5 °C by day and 18.1 °C in the sea. The season is starting: load climbs from 2 to 3 out of 5, and July and August will bring 5.
Salou needs to be read correctly: it is a resort, not a town. Winter liveability is 2 out of 5 — from November to March most of what works in summer is shut, and 31,018 residents show in an empty winter. Foreign residents are 33%, there are no international schools, and the hospital is 12 minutes away. In exchange: a railway station in the town itself and a square metre at €2,549 on the ministry's appraisal against Barcelona's €4,675 on the same basis. For seasonal living that is a workable trade; for year-round living it is not, and May is good because it shows both sides at once.
Towns nearby in May
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 48 rainy days a year, 66% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.