When to go · La Palma
La Palma in May
Great month. Inside La Palma's best window: Oct–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- Spain overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Spain overall
Verdict
Inside La Palma's best window: Oct–May.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for La Palma in this guide.
Weather in May
- La PalmaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 4 days
- Canary Islands, Spain · Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palmabest weather
Mild all year (20–28 °C (68–82 °F)); winter is high season. Calima dust storms blow in from the Sahara a few times a year.Mild all year (68–82 °F (20–28 °C)); winter is high season. Calima dust storms blow in from the Sahara a few times a year.
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 La Palma, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
May: 4 (better)
Jan: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Inside La Palma's best window: Oct–May.
January: Inside La Palma's best window: Oct–May.
La Palma: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.