Spain
Seville in May
🌷 SpringWarm and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 9.7What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort50%9.9
- ✓Warm (28°C highs / 15°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 9.9°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~34 mm rain)
- Air quality20%9.8
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards20%10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline10%7.5
- ·Increased caution
| May | Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.7 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 28° / 15° | 22° / 10° |
| Rain | 34 mm | 47 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 10° | dew pt 8° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Seville Airport weather-station normals. Rainfall: Seville Airport weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: Labor Day (1 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SevilleEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAndalusia's capital on the Guadalquivir River, known for its cathedral and Giralda, the Real Alcázar, flamenco and big spring festivals.
Feria de AbrilDate variesUsually two weeks after Easter — April or early May
A week of dancing, horses and casetas (tents).
Why go: Many casetas are private.
Where: Real de la Feria fairground
Coming up later
Semana SantaDate variesHoly Week — usually March or April, date moves each year
Brotherhoods carry huge floats through the streets.
Why go: Very crowded; hotels book early.
Where: Citywide
Real Alcázar
A royal palace with Mudéjar courtyards and gardens.
💡 Book ahead.
Seville Cathedral and Giralda
One of the world's largest Gothic cathedrals; the Giralda tower is climbed by ramps.
Plaza de España
A semi-circular plaza with tiled alcoves for each Spanish province.
Metropol Parasol (Las Setas)
A huge wooden structure with a rooftop walkway.
Barrio Santa Cruz
The old Jewish quarter of narrow lanes.
Triana
A neighbourhood across the river known for ceramics and flamenco.
💡 July and August are extremely hot, often above 40 C.
Salmorejo
A thick cold tomato and bread soup.
💡 Tapas bars
Espinacas con garbanzos
Spinach and chickpeas with cumin.
💡 Tapas bars
Pescaíto frito
Fried fish.
💡 Freidurías in Triana
Jamón ibérico
Cured ham.
💡 Tapas bars
Torrijas
Bread soaked in milk or wine, fried and sweetened, eaten at Easter.
💡 Bakeries during Holy Week
Triana ceramics
Hand-painted tiles and pottery.
💡 Triana workshops
Fans (abanicos)
Hand-painted fans.
💡 Shops in the centre
Convent sweets
Sweets made by cloistered nuns.
💡 Convents in the old town
Olive oil
Andalusian olive oil.
💡 Delis