When to go · Madrid
Madrid in May
Great month. Warm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Spain overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Spain overall
Verdict
Warm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Madrid in this guide.
Weather in May
- MadridHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencabest weather
Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July and August.Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July and August.
Spring season
Warm days, terraces open, San Isidro and the Retiro in bloom.
Watch: Easter crowds; May storms.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Dos de Mayo
May 2 · Malasaña
Regional holiday with events in Plaza del Dos de Mayo; the day after is busy.
San Isidro check
May 15 and the week around it · Whole city, Pradera de San Isidro
Patron-saint holiday with concerts and bullfights at Las Ventas.
Night of the Museums check
Around mid-May (check) · Museums
Free late openings; queues at the Prado.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- Medium
- Prices · Spain overall
- Medium
Spain overall: Arguably the best month: warm, long days, patios festival in Córdoba, green north waking up.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Madrid, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Apr: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Apr: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: High
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: High
Festivals listed
May: 3
Apr: 1
May: Warm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
April: Warm; Easter week is busy.
Madrid: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings