Lubuklinggau weather in May

In May, Lubuklinggau sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 189 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.9 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 6% 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 Lubuklinggau's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lubuklinggau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Lubuklinggau is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
558/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 Lubuklinggau reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Lubuklinggau 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
Jan27° / 21°3112912.23.4
Feb28° / 21°28125.912.13.5
Mar28° / 21°31429123.1
Apr29° / 21°29328.711.93.0
May29° / 21°18925.611.93.5
Jun29° / 21°11620.411.84.2
Jul29° / 20°12920.111.84.3
Aug29° / 20°11717.911.94.4
Sep29° / 21°13717.2124.3
Oct29° / 21°21722.612.13.7
Nov28° / 21°29527.812.13.2
Dec28° / 21°33629.112.23.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71486
81486
91684
101684
111882
122080
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lubuklinggau gets around 189 mm of rain over 25.6 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 83% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3175

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5892
6892
7991
81090
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212080
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302674
312773

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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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 6:09 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:02
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lubuklinggau?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lubuklinggau.

What to pack for Lubuklinggau in May

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

In May, Lubuklinggau sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lubuklinggau 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 Lubuklinggau peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lubuklinggau 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 Lubuklinggau is worst in October — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1146 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep44Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lubuklinggau?

Lubuklinggau sits at 3.3°S, 102.9°E, 140 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Curup, 43 km away.

Topography around Lubuklinggau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lubuklinggau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,454 m.

The land around Lubuklinggau is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
363 m
16 km
624 m
80 km
2,454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Curup 43 km · Bengkulu 87 km · Pagar Alam 92 km · Lahat 93 km · Tanjungagung 127 km · Prabumulih 153 km · Baturaja 172 km · Indralaya 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 Lubuklinggau (-3.2945°, 102.8614°, elevation 140 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).