Weather / May
Marbella weather in May
The dry season's opening month: rain drops by more than half against April, and sunshine tops 290 hours.
Photo: Zarateman, Wikimedia Commons, CC0In May, Marbella averages a daytime high of 24.3°C, 292 hours of sunshine and 3.1 days of rain, on the AEMET 1981-2010 climate normals as read by Marbella Wire.
May is where AEMET's normal shows the coast's dry season beginning in earnest. Rain falls to 20mm over just 3.1 days, less than half April's total, while sunshine rises to 292 hours and the daytime high clears 24°C. It is warm enough for the beach on most afternoons without August's heat, and one of the more reliable months for a run of clear days in a row.
The sea in May
Marbella's inshore water averages 18.3°C in May, a model reanalysis for 2023-2025 rather than a buoy reading: day to day it typically ranges between 15.7°C and 22.1°C.
What to pack for May
Days average 24.3°C and nights settle near 14.2°C, a sharp drop from April, the start of the dry season proper, with rain falling on 3.1 days of the month and 292 hours of sunshine to plan around.
Questions
What's the weather like in Marbella in May?
Expect a daytime high around 24.3°C and an overnight low near 14.2°C, averaging 19.3°C across the month, AEMET's 1981–2010 normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest full weather station to Marbella.
Does it rain in Marbella in May?
May averages 3.1 days with at least 1mm of rain and 20mm in total, a sharp drop from April, the start of the dry season proper.
How much sunshine does Marbella get in May?
AEMET's normal for May is 292 hours of sunshine across the month, within sight of the summer peak, well above every month before it.
Every figure on this page is AEMET's own published 1981–2010 climate normal for the Málaga Airport station, the nearest station to Marbella with a full climate record; Marbella itself has none. Nothing here is forecast, estimated, or extrapolated.
AEMET (Spain's State Meteorological Agency), Málaga Airport station, 1981-2010 normals. Read 20 August 2026. View the data at AEMET · AEMET's data licence