Bengkayang weather in May

In May, Bengkayang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bengkayang's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bengkayang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:37 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
81%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bengkayang reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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How May really feels in Bengkayang

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.

Bengkayang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°27326.6123.1
Feb30° / 22°21021.4123.3
Mar30° / 23°21924.4123.0
Apr31° / 23°26727.4122.6
May31° / 23°22325.8122.8
Jun31° / 23°15820.5123.3
Jul31° / 23°14618.5123.6
Aug31° / 23°15019.5123.4
Sep31° / 23°19823.1123.0
Oct30° / 23°31528.7122.7
Nov30° / 23°35829.2122.7
Dec29° / 23°35028.8122.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
81387
91387
101387
111585
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131684
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bengkayang gets around 223 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
390
490
589
688
787
886
985
1084
1183
1282
1381
1480
1580
1679
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1879
1979
2079
2179
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2480
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3081
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14060
23961
33961
43862
53862
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
173862
183961
193961
204060
214159
224258
234357
244456
254555
264654
274753
284852
294852
304951
315050

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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274calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:395:40
212.05:385:40
312.05:385:40
412.05:385:40
512.05:385:40
612.05:385:40
712.05:385:40
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1212.05:375:40
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
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274.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bengkayang?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bengkayang.

What to pack for Bengkayang in May

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

In May, Bengkayang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bengkayang in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 63 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bengkayang in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bengkayang peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bengkayang 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 Bengkayang is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1153 µg/m³Jan 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug48Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct27Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bengkayang?

Bengkayang sits at 0.8°N, 109.4°E, 106 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Singkawang, 51 km away.

Topography around Bengkayang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bengkayang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m.

The land around Bengkayang is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
1,405 m
80 km
1,630 m
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May weather nearby: Singkawang 51 km · Kota Sambas 61 km · Sungai Raya 61 km · Pemangkat 64 km · Pontianak 97 km · Bau 103 km · Lundu 104 km · Tebedu 105 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 Bengkayang (0.8319°, 109.4359°, elevation 106 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. 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. 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).