Kendari weather in May

In May, Kendari sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 315 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kendari's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kendari's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 315 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:52 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Kendari is city in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density: 1,182/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1995

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

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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 Kendari reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How May really feels in Kendari

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

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.

Kendari weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 25°	309	29.6	12.2	2.6
Feb	30° / 25°	312	27.2	12.1	2.6
Mar	30° / 25°	334	30.1	12	2.6
Apr	30° / 25°	327	28.6	11.9	2.8
May	29° / 24°	315	27.5	11.8	3.2
Jun	28° / 24°	270	24.9	11.8	3.7
Jul	28° / 23°	189	21.3	11.8	4.5
Aug	28° / 23°	98	13.7	11.9	5.3
Sep	29° / 23°	82	10.3	12	5.2
Oct	30° / 24°	121	14.3	12.1	4.3
Nov	31° / 25°	189	22.2	12.2	3.2
Dec	30° / 25°	311	29.5	12.2	2.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	15	14	14	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	23	23	24	26	27	28	29	29	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	24	24	23	23
Cloudier (%)	85	86	86	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	77	77	76	74	73	72	71	71	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	76	76	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kendari gets around 315 mm of rain over 27.5 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 89% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	88

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 54% 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 (%)	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	60	61	62	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Miserable (%)	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	40	39	38	36	35	34	33	32	31	30

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	70	30

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 5:43 PM to 5:41 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	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	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:51	5:43
2	11.9	5:51	5:43
3	11.9	5:51	5:43
4	11.9	5:51	5:42
5	11.9	5:51	5:42
6	11.8	5:51	5:42
7	11.8	5:51	5:42
8	11.8	5:51	5:42
9	11.8	5:51	5:42
10	11.8	5:51	5:41
11	11.8	5:51	5:41
12	11.8	5:51	5:41
13	11.8	5:51	5:41
14	11.8	5:51	5:41
15	11.8	5:52	5:41
16	11.8	5:52	5:41
17	11.8	5:52	5:41
18	11.8	5:52	5:41
19	11.8	5:52	5:41
20	11.8	5:52	5:41
21	11.8	5:52	5:41
22	11.8	5:52	5:41
23	11.8	5:52	5:41
24	11.8	5:53	5:41
25	11.8	5:53	5:41
26	11.8	5:53	5:41
27	11.8	5:53	5:41
28	11.8	5:53	5:41
29	11.8	5:53	5:41
30	11.8	5:53	5:41
31	11.8	5:54	5:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.41 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	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
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	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kendari?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kendari.

What to pack for Kendari in May

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

In May, Kendari sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kendari 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 17 km away) is warmest in January at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°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)	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Kendari 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 Kendari peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (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)	14	16	15	14	12	11	11	12	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kendari?

Kendari sits at 4.0°S, 122.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Katobu, 98 km away.

Topography around Kendari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kendari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m.

The land around Kendari is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

106 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

471 m

trees 63%

80 km

1,180 m

water 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

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

May weather nearby: Katobu 98 km · Raha 98 km · Baubau 165 km · Bungku 170 km · Watampone 250 km · Sengkang 276 km · Palopo 280 km · Sinjai 281 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 Kendari (-3.9778°, 122.5151°, elevation 2 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. 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	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	24
15	29	24
16	29	24
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	24	76
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	88
14	88
15	87
16	87
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	70	30