Bungku weather in May

In May, Bungku sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 229 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bungku's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bungku's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 229 mm; 28.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:52 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bungku reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

Bungku weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	218	28.3	12.1	3.5
Feb	28° / 25°	203	26.5	12.1	3.5
Mar	27° / 25°	259	29.7	12	3.4
Apr	27° / 25°	256	29	11.9	3.5
May	27° / 25°	229	28.2	11.9	3.8
Jun	26° / 25°	209	25.9	11.9	4.1
Jul	26° / 24°	143	21.7	11.9	4.9
Aug	26° / 24°	78	14.6	11.9	6.0
Sep	26° / 24°	57	11.2	12	6.4
Oct	27° / 25°	83	15.9	12.1	5.6
Nov	27° / 25°	144	22.4	12.1	4.5
Dec	28° / 25°	231	29	12.1	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. 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 (%)	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	31	32	34	34	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	71	69	68	66	66	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bungku gets around 229 mm of rain over 28.2 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 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 91% 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 (%)	94	94	93	93	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	96	96
Miserable (%)	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4

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

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:45 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:52	5:47
2	11.9	5:52	5:46
3	11.9	5:52	5:46
4	11.9	5:52	5:46
5	11.9	5:52	5:46
6	11.9	5:52	5:46
7	11.9	5:52	5:46
8	11.9	5:52	5:46
9	11.9	5:52	5:45
10	11.9	5:52	5:45
11	11.9	5:52	5:45
12	11.9	5:52	5:45
13	11.9	5:52	5:45
14	11.9	5:52	5:45
15	11.9	5:52	5:45
16	11.9	5:52	5:45
17	11.9	5:52	5:45
18	11.9	5:52	5:45
19	11.9	5:52	5:45
20	11.9	5:52	5:45
21	11.9	5:52	5:45
22	11.9	5:52	5:45
23	11.9	5:52	5:45
24	11.9	5:53	5:45
25	11.9	5:53	5:45
26	11.9	5:53	5:45
27	11.9	5:53	5:45
28	11.9	5:53	5:45
29	11.9	5:53	5:45
30	11.9	5:53	5:45
31	11.9	5:54	5:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.45 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bungku?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bungku.

What to pack for Bungku in May

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

In May, Bungku sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Bungku 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 19 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°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	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Bungku 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 Bungku peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (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)	15	15	15	14	13	11	11	13	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Bungku?

Bungku sits at 2.5°S, 122.0°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kendari, 170 km away.

Topography around Bungku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bungku has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,251 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Bungku is covered by water (47%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

548 m

water 47%

16 km

1,251 m

water 52%

80 km

1,509 m

trees 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

May weather nearby: Kendari 170 km · Masamba 183 km · Poso 186 km · Luwuk 199 km · Palopo 203 km · Rantepao 235 km · Katobu 267 km · Raha 268 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 Bungku (-2.5471°, 121.972°, elevation 6 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. 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	27	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25
31	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

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