Jatiroto weather in May

In May, Jatiroto sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 138 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Jatiroto's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jatiroto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Jatiroto is subdistrict in Wonogiri Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jatiroto reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312822

How May really feels in Jatiroto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 13 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
13
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.

Jatiroto weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°40329.512.43.0
Feb29° / 22°39127.312.32.8
Mar29° / 22°38629.612.12.9
Apr29° / 22°28726.711.83.1
May29° / 22°13819.611.64.3
Jun28° / 21°9913.611.65.5
Jul27° / 20°499.511.66.4
Aug27° / 20°326.611.76.9
Sep28° / 20°579.3126.2
Oct29° / 21°13818.612.24.4
Nov29° / 22°31826.612.43.2
Dec28° / 22°41128.812.53.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52971
63070
73070
83169
93169
103268
113268
123466
133565
143763
153862
163862
174060
184060
194258
204357
214357
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
274159
284060
294060
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jatiroto gets around 138 mm of rain over 19.6 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 63% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
274
373
472
571
670
769
868
967
1066
1165
1265
1364
1463
1562
1662
1761
1861
1961
2060
2160
2260
2359
2458
2558
2657
2756
2856
2955
3055
3154

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106931
207921
307921
408911
508911
609901
7010882
8010882
9011872
10012862
11012862
12013852
13013852
14014842
15015832
16015832
17116812
18116821
19117811
20118801
21118801
22119791
23119791
24120781
25120781
26121780
27121780
28121780
29122770
30122770
31122770

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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306calm
316calm

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 5:41 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:415:25
211.75:415:24
311.75:415:24
411.75:415:24
511.75:415:23
611.75:415:23
711.75:415:23
811.75:415:23
911.75:425:22
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.7Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jatiroto

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jatiroto'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 Jatiroto?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jatiroto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jatiroto in May

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

In May, Jatiroto sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jatiroto 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 55 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 Jatiroto 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 Jatiroto peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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 highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Jatiroto 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 Jatiroto is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1226 µg/m³Dec 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jatiroto?

Jatiroto sits at 7.9°S, 111.1°E, 265 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Selogiri, 30 km away.

Topography around Jatiroto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jatiroto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,211 m.

The land around Jatiroto is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
1,108 m
80 km
3,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Selogiri 30 km · Ponorogo 38 km · Jaten 42 km · Grogol 45 km · Baki 47 km · Surakarta 48 km · Sragen 52 km · Madiun 53 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 Jatiroto (-7.8833°, 111.1167°, elevation 265 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).