Manggar weather in May

In May, Manggar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 185 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Manggar's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manggar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 Manggar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Manggar

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
31
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.

Manggar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°24627.212.13.7
Feb28° / 26°17321.512.14.1
Mar28° / 26°19225.4123.9
Apr28° / 26°2012711.93.5
May29° / 27°18523.211.94.0
Jun28° / 27°18518.911.84.6
Jul28° / 27°14216.211.85.5
Aug28° / 27°8410.811.96.2
Sep28° / 27°7410.7126.0
Oct28° / 26°13117.612.15.1
Nov28° / 26°23625.612.13.8
Dec28° / 26°32729.712.23.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22773
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Manggar gets around 185 mm of rain over 23.2 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 75% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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283
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11684
21783
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51882
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82080
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102179
112278
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:47 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:41
211.95:475:41
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511.95:475:40
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Manggar?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Manggar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manggar in May

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

In May, Manggar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Manggar in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Manggar 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 Manggar peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Manggar 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 Manggar is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1418 µg/m³Jan 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Manggar?

Manggar sits at 2.9°S, 108.3°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tanjung Pandan, 72 km away.

ManismataPontianakMuntokPangkalanbuunRengasdengklok

Topography around Manggar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manggar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Manggar is covered by trees (39%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (75%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
461 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Tanjung Pandan 72 km · Pangkalpinang 253 km · Sungailiat 264 km · Manismata 311 km · Pontianak 338 km · Muntok 357 km · Pangkalanbuun 374 km · Rengasdengklok 380 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 Manggar (-2.8833°, 108.2667°, elevation 2 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. 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).