Lembang weather in May

In May, Lembang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 168 mm of rain across 23.7 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lembang's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lembang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 168 mm; 23.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:55 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Lembang is village in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia.

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 Lembang 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 on par with 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21

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

Lembang 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 21°	337	29.3	12.4	3.4
Feb	27° / 21°	328	27.2	12.2	3.3
Mar	28° / 22°	356	29.7	12	3.1
Apr	29° / 22°	297	28.5	11.9	3.1
May	29° / 22°	168	23.7	11.7	3.8
Jun	29° / 21°	110	17.4	11.6	4.6
Jul	29° / 20°	90	14.1	11.6	5.1
Aug	29° / 20°	71	11.8	11.8	5.2
Sep	30° / 21°	105	14.4	12	4.6
Oct	29° / 21°	281	21.5	12.2	3.8
Nov	29° / 22°	401	27.7	12.3	3.1
Dec	28° / 22°	368	28.5	12.4	3.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	20	21	23	23	23	24	24	25	27	27	29	30	32	34	34	36	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	80	79	77	77	77	76	76	75	73	73	71	70	68	66	66	64	61	61	60	59	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	36	64
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lembang gets around 168 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	82	81	80	78	77	76	74	73	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	74
18	73
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	68
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

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 84% 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
Muggy (%)	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27
Oppressive (%)	95	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:36 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:54	5:40
2	11.8	5:54	5:39
3	11.8	5:54	5:39
4	11.7	5:54	5:39
5	11.7	5:54	5:39
6	11.7	5:54	5:38
7	11.7	5:54	5:38
8	11.7	5:54	5:38
9	11.7	5:54	5:38
10	11.7	5:54	5:37
11	11.7	5:54	5:37
12	11.7	5:55	5:37
13	11.7	5:55	5:37
14	11.7	5:55	5:37
15	11.7	5:55	5:37
16	11.7	5:55	5:36
17	11.7	5:55	5:36
18	11.7	5:55	5:36
19	11.7	5:56	5:36
20	11.7	5:56	5:36
21	11.7	5:56	5:36
22	11.7	5:56	5:36
23	11.7	5:56	5:36
24	11.7	5:56	5:36
25	11.7	5:57	5:36
26	11.7	5:57	5:36
27	11.6	5:57	5:36
28	11.6	5:57	5:36
29	11.6	5:57	5:36
30	11.6	5:58	5:36
31	11.6	5:58	5:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
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17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
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27	4.9	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lembang?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lembang.

What to pack for Lembang in May

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

In May, Lembang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lembang 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 Lembang peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 8 (very high).

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)	12	11	15	10	9	8	9	11	12	12	7	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Lembang 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 Lembang is worst in May — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	77	81	95	106	121	117	108	92	84	84	87	77
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	77	Unhealthy
Feb	81	Unhealthy
Mar	95	Unhealthy
Apr	106	Unhealthy
May	121	Unhealthy
Jun	117	Unhealthy
Jul	108	Unhealthy
Aug	92	Unhealthy
Sep	84	Unhealthy
Oct	84	Unhealthy
Nov	87	Unhealthy
Dec	77	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Lembang?

Lembang sits at 6.8°S, 107.6°E, 1,252 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Cimahi, 11 km away.

Topography around Lembang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lembang has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m around an average of 1,278 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,767 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Lembang is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

636 m

trees 66%

16 km

1,767 m

trees 67%

80 km

2,993 m

trees 61%

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

May weather nearby: Cimahi 11 km · Bandung 12 km · Padalarang 16 km · Margahayukencana 19 km · Cileunyi 21 km · Pameungpeuk 23 km · Banjaran 26 km · Soreang 27 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 Lembang (-6.8117°, 107.6175°, elevation 1,252 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	36	64
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	74
18	73
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	68
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	36	64
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	74
18	73
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	68
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	21	79
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	32	68
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	36	64
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	78
15	77
16	76
17	74
18	73
19	71
20	70
21	69
22	68
23	68
24	67
25	67
26	66
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	22	78
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	27	73