Cikupa weather in May

In May, Cikupa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 134 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Cikupa's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cikupa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:59 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cikupa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
13124
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How May really feels in Cikupa

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.

Cikupa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°27928.612.32.7
Feb30° / 24°26326.612.22.6
Mar31° / 24°25228122.6
Apr31° / 24°21926.111.92.6
May32° / 24°13421.711.73.1
Jun31° / 24°9815.811.63.7
Jul32° / 23°761311.73.9
Aug32° / 23°5510.611.83.9
Sep33° / 24°7012.4123.4
Oct33° / 24°14619.512.12.9
Nov32° / 24°23525.812.32.5
Dec31° / 24°27526.712.42.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
73070
83070
93169
103268
113466
123565
133862
143961
154060
164258
174258
184456
194555
204654
214654
224753
234753
244753
254753
264852
274753
284753
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cikupa gets around 134 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
481
581
680
780
879
978
1077
1176
1275
1373
1472
1571
1669
1768
1867
1966
2065
2164
2263
2362
2462
2562
2661
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102575
202575
302575
402674
502674
602773
702872
802872
902971
1003070
1103169
1203268
1303367
1403466
1503565
1603664
1703763
1803862
1903961
2004159
2104258
2204357
2304555
2404654
2504753
2614851
2714950
2814950
2915049
3015148
3115148

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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315calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:585:45
211.85:585:44
311.85:585:44
411.85:585:44
511.85:585:44
611.85:585:43
711.85:585:43
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911.75:585:43
1011.75:585:43
1111.75:585:42
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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 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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185.0Bright
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234.9Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cikupa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cikupa's rainy season runs October–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 Cikupa?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cikupa.

What to pack for Cikupa in May

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

In May, Cikupa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cikupa 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 42 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Cikupa 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 Cikupa peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highMar 13UV 15Nov 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov6High
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cikupa 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 Cikupa is worst in May — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 2073 µg/m³Dec 2438 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Cikupa?

Cikupa sits at 6.2°S, 106.5°E, 30 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Curug, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cikupa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cikupa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,996 m.

The land around Cikupa is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
2,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Curug 6.0 km · Pasarkemis 8.0 km · Tangerang 15 km · Sepatan 15 km · Kresek 18 km · Serpong 19 km · Ciputat 21 km · Teluknaga 21 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 Cikupa (-6.2364°, 106.5083°, elevation 30 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. 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).