Labuan Bajo weather in May

In May, Labuan Bajo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 96 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 34% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Labuan Bajo's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labuan Bajo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:08 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Labuan Bajo is capital of West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, 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 Labuan Bajo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Labuan Bajo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 22 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
22
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.

Labuan Bajo 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
Jan28° / 24°37529.412.43.3
Feb28° / 24°36226.412.33.4
Mar28° / 24°31426.912.13.4
Apr29° / 24°24621.711.83.9
May29° / 23°9611.511.65.3
Jun29° / 23°546.211.56.1
Jul29° / 22°323.911.66.6
Aug29° / 22°162.711.76.6
Sep29° / 23°485.9126.0
Oct29° / 23°14415.912.24.7
Nov29° / 24°24123.812.43.6
Dec29° / 24°34028.212.53.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35149
45149
55149
65248
75248
85248
95248
105347
115446
125545
135545
145743
155743
165842
176040
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196040
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216040
226040
236040
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266040
275941
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315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Labuan Bajo gets around 96 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
343
443
542
641
740
839
938
1038
1137
1237
1336
1436
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2534
2634
2733
2832
2932
3031
3130

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107885
208866
308866
409856
5010846
6010846
7011827
8012817
9112807
10113797
11114787
12114787
13115777
14116767
15117757
16118747
17119737
18119746
19120736
20121726
21121735
22122725
23123715
24123724
25124714
26124723
27125713
28125713
29125722
30126712
31126712

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:075:49
211.76:075:48
311.76:075:48
411.76:075:48
511.76:075:48
611.76:075:47
711.76:075:47
811.76:075:47
911.76:075:46
1011.66:075:46
1111.66:085:46
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2711.66:115:44
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3011.56:115:44
3111.56:115:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Labuan Bajo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Labuan Bajo'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 Labuan Bajo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Labuan Bajo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Labuan Bajo in May

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

In May, Labuan Bajo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Labuan Bajo 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 14 km away) is warmest in November 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.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Labuan Bajo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Labuan Bajo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Labuan Bajo 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 Labuan Bajo is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateOct 1819 µg/m³Feb 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Labuan Bajo?

Labuan Bajo sits at 8.5°S, 119.9°E, 63 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ruteng, 65 km away.

Topography around Labuan Bajo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labuan Bajo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,330 m.

The land around Labuan Bajo is covered by trees (53%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
1,185 m
80 km
2,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Ruteng 65 km · Tambolaka 126 km · Bima 128 km · Waingapu 135 km · Dompu 157 km · Ende 199 km · Maumere 256 km · Sumbawa Besar 271 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 Labuan Bajo (-8.4964°, 119.8877°, elevation 63 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).