Jatibarang weather in May

In May, Jatibarang sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 103 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 26% 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 Jatibarang's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jatibarang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 Jatibarang reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Jatibarang

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
11 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Jatibarang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°28129.112.32.5
Feb31° / 24°27326.912.22.5
Mar31° / 25°29229.3122.3
Apr32° / 25°22125.511.92.5
May32° / 25°10316.511.73.3
Jun32° / 24°6010.111.63.9
Jul33° / 24°325.511.74.1
Aug34° / 24°112.511.83.9
Sep34° / 25°284.4123.3
Oct34° / 25°8810.912.12.7
Nov33° / 25°23822.412.32.3
Dec32° / 25°31528.812.42.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83862
93862
103961
114060
124258
134357
144555
154753
164852
175050
185149
195347
205446
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225644
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285644
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305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jatibarang gets around 103 mm of rain over 16.5 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 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
270
369
468
567
666
765
864
963
1061
1160
1258
1357
1455
1553
1652
1750
1848
1947
2046
2145
2244
2343
2442
2541
2640
2740
2839
2939
3038
3138

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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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001882
2011980
3012079
4012178
5012277
6012376
7022573
8022672
9022771
10022969
11023167
12023266
13033463
14033562
15033760
16033859
17034057
18044155
19044353
20044452
21044650
22044749
23054847
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26055144
27065143
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:51 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:515:37
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411.85:515:36
511.85:515:36
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jatibarang

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jatibarang's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Jatibarang?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jatibarang.

What to pack for Jatibarang in May

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

In May, Jatibarang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jatibarang 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 13 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jatibarang 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 Jatibarang peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 13Nov 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov6High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Jatibarang 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 Jatibarang is worst in May — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1672 µg/m³Sep 1253 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jatibarang?

Jatibarang sits at 6.5°S, 108.3°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Karangampel, 15 km away.

Topography around Jatibarang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jatibarang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,025 m.

The land around Jatibarang is covered by cropland (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and water (45%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
3,025 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Karangampel 15 km · Indramayu 16 km · Arjawinangun 22 km · Palimanan 28 km · Jatiwangi 29 km · Klangenan 30 km · Plumbon 31 km · Weru 34 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 Jatibarang (-6.4747°, 108.3153°, elevation 12 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).