Lewoleba weather in May

In May, Lewoleba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 44% 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 Lewoleba's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lewoleba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Lewoleba is subdistrict in Lembata 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 Lewoleba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°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 Lewoleba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
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.

Lewoleba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°21327.312.43.7
Feb28° / 25°19225.212.33.6
Mar28° / 26°15923.612.14.1
Apr29° / 26°10115.411.84.9
May29° / 26°48811.66.1
Jun28° / 25°234.911.56.9
Jul28° / 25°133.111.67.6
Aug28° / 25°6211.77.3
Sep29° / 25°122.7126.6
Oct30° / 26°359.112.25.5
Nov30° / 26°10320.412.44.0
Dec28° / 26°23327.412.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
56040
66040
76040
86139
96139
106238
116337
126337
136535
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lewoleba gets around 48 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2425
2524
2623
2723
2822
2921
3020
3120

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106904
207894
308884
408884
509874
6010855
7010855
8011845
9112825
10112825
11113815
12113815
13114796
14115786
15115786
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25121735
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28122734
29122743
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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109calm
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319calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:525:35
211.75:525:34
311.75:525:34
411.75:525:34
511.75:535:34
611.75:535:33
711.75:535:33
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lewoleba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lewoleba's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Lewoleba?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lewoleba in May

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

In May, Lewoleba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lewoleba 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 28 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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Lewoleba 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 Lewoleba peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lewoleba 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 Lewoleba is worst in October — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1537 µg/m³Feb 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lewoleba?

Lewoleba sits at 8.4°S, 123.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kalabahi, 125 km away.

Topography around Lewoleba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lewoleba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Lewoleba is covered by water (41%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,431 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Kalabahi 125 km · Maumere 136 km · Kefamenanu 167 km · Atambua 181 km · Soe 191 km · Maubara 198 km · Ende 200 km · Kupang 201 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 Lewoleba (-8.3723°, 123.418°, elevation 19 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).