Bandung weather in May

In May, Bandung sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 217 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bandung's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandung's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 217 mm; 24.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:55 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bandung reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	19

Bandung weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 19°	397	29.7	12.4	3.6
Feb	25° / 19°	386	27.3	12.2	3.5
Mar	25° / 19°	435	30.2	12	3.5
Apr	26° / 19°	364	28.5	11.9	3.6
May	26° / 19°	217	24.7	11.7	4.3
Jun	26° / 18°	152	19.3	11.6	5.1
Jul	26° / 18°	124	18	11.6	5.5
Aug	26° / 17°	106	15.6	11.8	5.8
Sep	26° / 18°	157	17.8	12	5.3
Oct	26° / 19°	352	23.9	12.2	4.4
Nov	26° / 19°	492	27.9	12.3	3.6
Dec	25° / 19°	457	29.6	12.4	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	20	21	21	23	24	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31
Cloudier (%)	86	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	80	79	79	77	76	73	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bandung gets around 217 mm of rain over 24.7 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 79% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	85
12	84
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	80
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	70
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	70

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18
Muggy (%)	96	95	95	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	82
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96	0
2	5	95	0
3	5	95	0
4	5	94	1
5	6	93	1
6	6	93	1
7	7	92	1
8	7	92	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	9	90	1
12	9	90	1
13	10	89	1
14	10	89	1
15	11	89	0
16	11	89	0
17	12	88	0
18	13	87	0
19	13	87	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	86	0
22	15	85	0
23	15	85	0
24	16	84	0
25	16	84	0
26	17	83	0
27	17	83	0
28	18	82	0
29	18	82	0
30	18	82	0
31	18	82	0

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
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30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:54	5:40
2	11.8	5:54	5:39
3	11.7	5:54	5:39
4	11.7	5:54	5:39
5	11.7	5:54	5:38
6	11.7	5:54	5:38
7	11.7	5:54	5:38
8	11.7	5:54	5:38
9	11.7	5:54	5:38
10	11.7	5:55	5:37
11	11.7	5:55	5:37
12	11.7	5:55	5:37
13	11.7	5:55	5:37
14	11.7	5:55	5:37
15	11.7	5:55	5:37
16	11.7	5:55	5:36
17	11.7	5:55	5:36
18	11.7	5:56	5:36
19	11.7	5:56	5:36
20	11.7	5:56	5:36
21	11.7	5:56	5:36
22	11.7	5:56	5:36
23	11.7	5:56	5:36
24	11.7	5:57	5:36
25	11.6	5:57	5:36
26	11.6	5:57	5:36
27	11.6	5:57	5:36
28	11.6	5:57	5:36
29	11.6	5:58	5:36
30	11.6	5:58	5:36
31	11.6	5:58	5:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
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17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bandung?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bandung for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bandung in May

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

In May, Bandung sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Bandung in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandung peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	15	10	9	8	9	11	12	12	7	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Bandung in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bandung is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bandung's WHO annual average of 33 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	28	33	37	42	41	38	32	30	29	30	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bandung?

Bandung sits at 6.9°S, 107.6°E, 714 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Margahayukencana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bandung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 707 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,221 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Bandung is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

artificial surfaces 93%

16 km

1,221 m

artificial surfaces 43%

80 km

2,993 m

trees 66%

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May weather nearby: Margahayukencana 7.0 km · Cimahi 9.0 km · Pameungpeuk 11 km · Lembang 12 km · Banjaran 14 km · Soreang 16 km · Cileunyi 16 km · Padalarang 18 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

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 Bandung (-6.9222°, 107.6069°, elevation 714 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	85
12	84
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	80
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	70
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	70

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96	0
2	5	95	0
3	5	95	0
4	5	94	1
5	6	93	1
6	6	93	1
7	7	92	1
8	7	92	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	9	90	1
12	9	90	1
13	10	89	1
14	10	89	1
15	11	89	0
16	11	89	0
17	12	88	0
18	13	87	0
19	13	87	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	86	0
22	15	85	0
23	15	85	0
24	16	84	0
25	16	84	0
26	17	83	0
27	17	83	0
28	18	82	0
29	18	82	0
30	18	82	0
31	18	82	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	85
12	84
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	80
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	70
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	70

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96	0
2	5	95	0
3	5	95	0
4	5	94	1
5	6	93	1
6	6	93	1
7	7	92	1
8	7	92	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	9	90	1
12	9	90	1
13	10	89	1
14	10	89	1
15	11	89	0
16	11	89	0
17	12	88	0
18	13	87	0
19	13	87	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	86	0
22	15	85	0
23	15	85	0
24	16	84	0
25	16	84	0
26	17	83	0
27	17	83	0
28	18	82	0
29	18	82	0
30	18	82	0
31	18	82	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	19
6	26	19
7	26	19
8	26	19
9	26	19
10	26	19
11	26	19
12	26	19
13	26	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	29	71
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	85
12	84
13	83
14	82
15	81
16	80
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	72
24	71
25	71
26	70
27	70
28	70
29	70
30	70
31	70

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96	0
2	5	95	0
3	5	95	0
4	5	94	1
5	6	93	1
6	6	93	1
7	7	92	1
8	7	92	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	9	90	1
12	9	90	1
13	10	89	1
14	10	89	1
15	11	89	0
16	11	89	0
17	12	88	0
18	13	87	0
19	13	87	0
20	14	86	0
21	14	86	0
22	15	85	0
23	15	85	0
24	16	84	0
25	16	84	0
26	17	83	0
27	17	83	0
28	18	82	0
29	18	82	0
30	18	82	0
31	18	82	0