Manado weather in May

In May, Manado sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 265 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Manado's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manado's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 265 mm; 27.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:35 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Manado is city in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density: 2,748/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1623

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 Manado reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How May really feels in Manado

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.

Manado weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	268	28.1	11.9	3.6
Feb	28° / 24°	230	24.3	12	3.8
Mar	28° / 25°	214	25.8	12	3.9
Apr	28° / 25°	228	26	12	3.5
May	29° / 25°	265	27.1	12.1	3.4
Jun	29° / 25°	284	24.4	12.1	3.6
Jul	29° / 25°	211	20.2	12.1	4.3
Aug	29° / 25°	141	15.3	12	4.8
Sep	29° / 25°	155	18	12	4.3
Oct	29° / 25°	228	23.4	12	3.7
Nov	28° / 25°	250	28.3	11.9	3.2
Dec	28° / 25°	281	29.6	11.9	3.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	23	23	25	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	77	77	75	75	74	72	71	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Manado gets around 265 mm of rain over 27.1 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 87% and peaks near 92% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

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 60% 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 (%)	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	68
Miserable (%)	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	32

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	68	32

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 5 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:40 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:36	5:39
2	12.1	5:36	5:39
3	12.1	5:36	5:39
4	12.1	5:36	5:39
5	12.1	5:36	5:39
6	12.1	5:36	5:39
7	12.1	5:35	5:39
8	12.1	5:35	5:39
9	12.1	5:35	5:39
10	12.1	5:35	5:39
11	12.1	5:35	5:39
12	12.1	5:35	5:39
13	12.1	5:35	5:39
14	12.1	5:35	5:39
15	12.1	5:35	5:39
16	12.1	5:35	5:39
17	12.1	5:35	5:39
18	12.1	5:35	5:39
19	12.1	5:35	5:39
20	12.1	5:35	5:39
21	12.1	5:35	5:39
22	12.1	5:35	5:39
23	12.1	5:35	5:39
24	12.1	5:35	5:39
25	12.1	5:35	5:40
26	12.1	5:35	5:40
27	12.1	5:35	5:40
28	12.1	5:35	5:40
29	12.1	5:35	5:40
30	12.1	5:36	5:40
31	12.1	5:36	5:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.45 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)	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	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Manado?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manado.

What to pack for Manado in May

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

In May, Manado sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Manado 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February 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)	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Manado?

Manado sits at 1.5°N, 124.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tomohon, 19 km away.

Topography around Manado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,566 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Manado is covered by artificial surfaces (49%), trees (28%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

artificial surfaces 49%

16 km

1,566 m

trees 61%

80 km

1,962 m

water 69%

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

May weather nearby: Tomohon 19 km · Tondano 21 km · Bitung 31 km · Gorontalo 225 km · Tahuna 247 km · Ternate 292 km · Sofifi 312 km · Tobelo 352 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 Manado (1.4822°, 124.8489°, elevation 10 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	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	85
20	85
21	84
22	84
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	83
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	61	39
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	68	32