Gatak weather in May

In May, Gatak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 107 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gatak's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gatak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:44 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Gatak reaches about 30°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 31°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)
13023
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How May really feels in Gatak

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.

Gatak weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°35427.912.42.9
Feb30° / 22°35327.212.22.7
Mar30° / 23°32028.112.12.8
Apr30° / 23°22325.411.83.0
May30° / 23°10716.611.74.1
Jun30° / 22°5910.311.64.8
Jul30° / 21°386.711.65.3
Aug30° / 21°193.811.85.5
Sep31° / 22°405.8124.8
Oct31° / 22°12114.712.23.8
Nov31° / 23°24224.312.32.9
Dec30° / 23°31326.712.42.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73466
83466
93466
103664
113763
123862
134060
144258
154357
164555
174555
184753
194852
204852
215050
225050
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265050
274951
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gatak gets around 107 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
267
366
465
564
662
761
860
959
1058
1156
1255
1354
1453
1552
1651
1751
1850
1949
2049
2148
2248
2347
2446
2546
2645
2745
2844
2944
3043
3143

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103934
203934
303925
404915
505905
605905
706895
807885
908875
1009856
1109856
12010846
13111826
14112816
15113806
16114805
17115795
18115795
19116785
20117784
21118774
22119764
23120763
24120763
25121753
26122743
27123742
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30124732
31125731

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:42 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:425:26
211.75:425:26
311.75:425:26
411.75:425:26
511.75:435:25
611.75:435:25
711.75:435:25
811.75:435:25
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gatak

In seasonPeak

None of Gatak's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Gatak's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Gatak?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gatak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gatak in May

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

In May, Gatak sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gatak in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 60 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Gatak in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gatak peaks around March 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 14Jun 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gatak 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 Gatak is worst in May — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 32 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMay 1254 µg/m³Sep 1333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr52Poor
May54Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gatak?

Gatak sits at 7.6°S, 110.7°E, 144 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Delanggu, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Gatak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gatak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,291 m.

The land around Gatak is covered by cropland (44%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (34%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
481 m
80 km
3,291 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Delanggu 4.0 km · Ngemplak 5.0 km · Kartasura 6.0 km · Colomadu 8.0 km · Baki 9.0 km · Ceper 10 km · Karanganom 11 km · Grogol 13 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 Gatak (-7.5908°, 110.7044°, elevation 144 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).