Agats weather in May

In May, Agats sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 264 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Agats's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agats's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
84%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Agats reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Agats

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Agats weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°26826.412.32.7
Feb31° / 25°28424.912.22.6
Mar31° / 25°34227.8122.6
Apr30° / 25°33127.711.92.6
May30° / 25°26425.311.83.0
Jun29° / 24°23622.211.73.6
Jul29° / 24°17619.611.74.1
Aug29° / 24°17917.711.84.3
Sep29° / 24°23321.6123.6
Oct30° / 24°26624.612.13.1
Nov31° / 25°24026.712.32.6
Dec31° / 25°28928.112.32.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51090
61090
71090
81189
91189
101288
111288
121288
131387
141387
151387
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201387
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291387
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Agats gets around 264 mm of rain over 25.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
289
389
488
587
686
786
885
984
1083
1183
1282
1381
1481
1580
1680
1779
1879
1979
2079
2179
2279
2379
2479
2579
2679
2779
2878
2978
3078
3177

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
31090
41189
51189
61288
71387
81486
91486
101585
111684
121783
131882
141981
151981
162080
172179
182278
192377
202476
212575
222674
232773
242872
252971
263070
273070
283169
293268
303367
313367

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:505:39
211.85:505:39
311.85:505:38
411.85:505:38
511.85:505:38
611.85:505:38
711.85:515:37
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
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243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Agats

In seasonPeak

None of Agats's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Agats sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Agats?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agats.

What to pack for Agats in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Agats sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Agats in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Agats in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agats peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Agats?

Agats sits at 5.5°S, 138.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tiom, 184 km away.

NabireMeraukeSentaniAbepura

Topography around Agats

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agats.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agats has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m.

The land around Agats is covered by trees (44%) and mangroves (36%) within 3 km, trees (49%), mangroves (30%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
40 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Tiom 184 km · Wamena 185 km · Timika 192 km · Mulia 204 km · Nabire 380 km · Merauke 413 km · Sentani 423 km · Abepura 429 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agats (-5.545°, 138.1352°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).