Baubau weather in May

In May, Baubau sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 143 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Baubau's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baubau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 143 mm; 19.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:53 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Baubau is city in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density: 527/km²; people per km²
Founded: 2001

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Baubau reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How May really feels in Baubau

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Baubau weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 26°	277	28.3	12.3	3.1
Feb	29° / 26°	263	26.3	12.2	3.0
Mar	29° / 26°	257	27.3	12	3.2
Apr	29° / 26°	227	25	11.9	3.5
May	29° / 26°	143	19.3	11.8	4.4
Jun	28° / 25°	107	15.3	11.7	5.2
Jul	28° / 25°	58	9.9	11.7	6.4
Aug	28° / 24°	18	4.2	11.8	6.9
Sep	29° / 24°	24	4.1	12	6.5
Oct	29° / 25°	67	9.8	12.1	5.4
Nov	29° / 26°	151	19.9	12.2	4.0
Dec	29° / 26°	287	28.6	12.3	3.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	42	43	42	41	40	40	39
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	65	65	64	63	62	61	60	58	58	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56	58	57	58	59	60	60	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baubau gets around 143 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 69% 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 (%)	69	68	68	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	63
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59
Miserable (%)	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	64	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	59	41

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	11	calm
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29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:38 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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:52	5:41
2	11.8	5:52	5:41
3	11.8	5:52	5:41
4	11.8	5:52	5:40
5	11.8	5:52	5:40
6	11.8	5:53	5:40
7	11.8	5:53	5:40
8	11.8	5:53	5:40
9	11.8	5:53	5:39
10	11.8	5:53	5:39
11	11.8	5:53	5:39
12	11.8	5:53	5:39
13	11.8	5:53	5:39
14	11.8	5:53	5:39
15	11.8	5:53	5:39
16	11.8	5:53	5:38
17	11.7	5:53	5:38
18	11.7	5:54	5:38
19	11.7	5:54	5:38
20	11.7	5:54	5:38
21	11.7	5:54	5:38
22	11.7	5:54	5:38
23	11.7	5:54	5:38
24	11.7	5:54	5:38
25	11.7	5:55	5:38
26	11.7	5:55	5:38
27	11.7	5:55	5:38
28	11.7	5:55	5:38
29	11.7	5:55	5:38
30	11.7	5:56	5:38
31	11.7	5:56	5:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.9	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	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Baubau

In seasonPeak

In May, Baubau sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Baubau's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Baubau?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Baubau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baubau in May

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

In May, Baubau sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Baubau 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 27 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	29	30	30	29	28	28	27	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Baubau 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 Baubau peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	14	16	15	14	12	10	10	12	14	14	14	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Baubau?

Baubau sits at 5.5°S, 122.6°E, 15 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Raha, 71 km away.

Topography around Baubau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baubau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,526 m.

The land around Baubau is covered by water (44%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

207 m

water 44%

16 km

653 m

trees 57%

80 km

1,526 m

water 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← April Baubau year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Raha 71 km · Katobu 72 km · Kendari 165 km · Sinjai 263 km · Watampone 272 km · Sengkang 321 km · Bungku 332 km · Lewoleba 336 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 Baubau (-5.4633°, 122.6024°, elevation 15 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	63
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	59	41

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	63
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	59	41

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	63
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	59
21	59
22	60
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	61
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	59	41