Manokwari weather in May

In May, Manokwari sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 220 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Manokwari's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manokwari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:01 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Manokwari is capital of West Papua Province, Indonesia.

Density
7,075/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Manokwari reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Manokwari 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° / 25°30426.9123.8
Feb27° / 25°26424.6123.8
Mar27° / 25°31228123.7
Apr27° / 26°36727.1123.6
May28° / 26°22026.2124.0
Jun27° / 26°20825.8124.0
Jul27° / 25°18424.2124.3
Aug27° / 25°16323.1124.5
Sep27° / 25°14723124.4
Oct28° / 26°16924124.3
Nov28° / 26°25325.6123.9
Dec27° / 26°32128.8123.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
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62179
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Manokwari gets around 220 mm of rain over 26.2 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.08 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 Manokwari?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Manokwari for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manokwari in May

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

In May, Manokwari sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Manokwari 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 October at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Manokwari in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manokwari peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jul 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Manokwari?

Manokwari sits at 0.9°S, 134.1°E, 15 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ransiki, 73 km away.

FakfakSorongNabireWaisai

Topography around Manokwari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manokwari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,912 m.

The land around Manokwari is covered by trees (50%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
2,912 m
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May weather nearby: Ransiki 73 km · Bintuni 151 km · Biak 227 km · Teminabuan 237 km · Fakfak 302 km · Sorong 312 km · Nabire 320 km · Waisai 402 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 Manokwari (-0.8629°, 134.064°, elevation 15 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).