Dobo weather in May

In May, Dobo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 152 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Dobo's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dobo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 152 mm; 22.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:07 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Dobo reaches about 28°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 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	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	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How May really feels in Dobo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 25 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.

Dobo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	310	28.1	12.3	3.3
Feb	28° / 26°	305	25.6	12.2	3.2
Mar	28° / 26°	304	27.9	12	3.4
Apr	28° / 26°	260	26.1	11.9	3.5
May	28° / 26°	152	22.6	11.7	4.1
Jun	27° / 25°	125	18.7	11.7	4.9
Jul	27° / 24°	91	14.1	11.7	5.6
Aug	27° / 24°	65	11.6	11.8	6.0
Sep	28° / 25°	83	14.6	12	5.4
Oct	28° / 25°	109	18.9	12.1	4.5
Nov	29° / 26°	146	23.2	12.3	3.7
Dec	28° / 26°	277	28.9	12.3	3.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	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 (%)	21	22	24	24	24	26	26	28	28	30	31	31	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34
Cloudier (%)	79	78	76	76	76	74	74	72	72	70	69	69	67	67	66	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dobo gets around 152 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	82	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	76	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	69
27	69
28	68
29	68
30	67
31	67

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 55% 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 (%)	26	27	28	30	31	33	34	36	37	38	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	56	57	58	59	61	62
Miserable (%)	74	73	72	70	69	67	66	64	63	62	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	46	45	44	43	42	41	39	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	61	39
31	62	38

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
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14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
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22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
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29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

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 6:06 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:51 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	11.7	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:06	5:54
2	11.8	6:06	5:54
3	11.8	6:06	5:54
4	11.8	6:06	5:54
5	11.8	6:06	5:53
6	11.8	6:06	5:53
7	11.8	6:06	5:53
8	11.8	6:06	5:53
9	11.8	6:07	5:52
10	11.8	6:07	5:52
11	11.8	6:07	5:52
12	11.8	6:07	5:52
13	11.7	6:07	5:52
14	11.7	6:07	5:52
15	11.7	6:07	5:52
16	11.7	6:07	5:51
17	11.7	6:07	5:51
18	11.7	6:07	5:51
19	11.7	6:08	5:51
20	11.7	6:08	5:51
21	11.7	6:08	5:51
22	11.7	6:08	5:51
23	11.7	6:08	5:51
24	11.7	6:08	5:51
25	11.7	6:08	5:51
26	11.7	6:09	5:51
27	11.7	6:09	5:51
28	11.7	6:09	5:51
29	11.7	6:09	5:51
30	11.7	6:09	5:51
31	11.7	6:10	5:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.58 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dobo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dobo'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 Dobo?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dobo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dobo in May

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

In May, Dobo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dobo 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 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°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)	29	29	29	29	29	27	26	26	27	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Dobo 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 Dobo peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	15	16	16	15	12	10	11	12	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	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Dobo?

Dobo sits at 5.8°S, 134.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tual, 165 km away.

Topography around Dobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dobo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.

The land around Dobo is covered by water (42%), trees (26%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

water 42%

16 km

72 m

water 77%

80 km

92 m

water 62%

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

May weather nearby: Tual 165 km · Timika 299 km · Nabire 302 km · Fakfak 381 km · Bintuni 414 km · Agats 432 km · Ransiki 473 km · Mulia 474 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 Dobo (-5.7609°, 134.234°, elevation 5 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	69
27	69
28	68
29	68
30	67
31	67

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	69
27	69
28	68
29	68
30	67
31	67

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	76
9	76
10	75
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	72
15	72
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	69
27	69
28	68
29	68
30	67
31	67

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	33	67
7	34	66
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	43	57
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	61	39
31	62	38