Seville in May

When to go

May in Seville is warm and mostly dry by the national weather agency's long-term averages, listed in the facts as a guide rather than a forecast. Andalusia's calendar has a holiday at the start of May, and every town adds two local holidays, so check opening hours for your dates.

Trip facts

• AEMET (Spain's Agencia Estatal de Meteorología) lists, in its 1981-2010 climate normals for the Sevilla Aeropuerto station, a May mean monthly temperature of 20.7 °C, a mean of daily maximum temperatures of 27.2 °C and a mean of daily minimum temperatures of 14.2 °C. (www.aemet.es, checked 2026-10-16)
• AEMET's 1981-2010 climate normals for the Sevilla Aeropuerto station list a May mean precipitation of 30 mm and an average of 3.7 days with precipitation of 1 mm or more. (www.aemet.es, checked 2026-10-16)
• The EU's Travel to Europe site says the progressive start of the Entry/Exit System (EES) lasted until 9 April 2026 and that from 10 April 2026 the EES is fully operational at all external border crossing points of the European countries using the system. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-16)
• The EU's Travel to Europe site says ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point, and that the European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-16)
• Andalusia's Decree 84/2026, which sets the region's calendar of work holidays for 2027, lists 1 May (Saturday), Fiesta del Trabajo, and adds that each municipality also celebrates two local holidays. (www.juntadeandalucia.es, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Real Alcázar of Seville's official site lists summer visiting hours from 1 April to 30 September of 09:30 to 19:00, with the clearing of the grounds starting at 19:45, a general ticket of 15,50 €, and ticket sales online or at the ticket office in the Patio de Banderas from 09:00, where only credit cards are accepted. (alcazarsevilla.org, checked 2026-10-16)
• Seville Cathedral's official site lists general visits to the Cathedral and Giralda from 10:45 to 19:00 Monday to Saturday and from 14:30 to 19:00 on Sundays, with ticket offices closing at 18:00, a general ticket of 13,00 € online or 14,00 € at the ticket offices (rates in force from 1 January 2026), recommends buying tickets online, and says the hours may change because of worship and cultural events. (www.catedraldesevilla.es, checked 2026-10-16)
• Aena's page for Sevilla Airport lists bus (city and intercity bus routes), taxi and car as the ways to get to the airport. (www.aena.es, checked 2026-10-16)
• Aena's bus page for Sevilla Airport lists the EA line (Airport Special) running to Sevilla from 4:30 to 00:05 and to the airport from 5:22 to 1:00, with a single-journey Univiaje ticket at €6 and a same-day return ticket at 8 €, and says tickets can be paid for directly on the bus by bank card. (www.aena.es, checked 2026-10-16)