Masamba weather in May

In May, Masamba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 275 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Masamba's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
275 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Masamba is capital of North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Masamba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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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Masamba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°28227.812.13.5
Feb28° / 20°2792512.13.6
Mar27° / 20°35528.4123.5
Apr27° / 20°36028.611.93.4
May27° / 20°27528.111.93.8
Jun26° / 19°22825.311.94.1
Jul26° / 19°16423.711.94.5
Aug26° / 18°12521.611.94.9
Sep27° / 18°9916.4125.4
Oct28° / 18°12217.212.15.0
Nov28° / 19°18821.512.14.1
Dec28° / 20°26827.412.13.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4793
5892
6892
7991
81090
91090
101288
111288
121486
131585
141585
151783
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181981
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222179
232179
242080
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271882
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291882
301882
311783

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Masamba gets around 275 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
196
295
395
495
594
694
793
893
992
1092
1191
1290
1390
1489
1589
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1788
1888
1988
2088
2188
2288
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2488
2588
2689
2789
2889
2989
3089
3188

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10937
20937
30928
40928
50928
60928
70928
80919
90919
100919
111909
121909
131909
141918
151918
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171927
181927
191927
201927
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251945
261954
271954
281963
291963
301963
311972

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
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 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 5:59 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:53
211.95:585:53
311.95:585:53
411.95:585:53
511.95:585:53
611.95:585:52
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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 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Masamba?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masamba.

What to pack for Masamba in May

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

In May, Masamba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Masamba 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 at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August 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
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Masamba 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 Masamba peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Masamba 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 Masamba is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³Jan 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Masamba?

Masamba sits at 2.6°S, 120.3°E, 42 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Palopo, 51 km away.

Topography around Masamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,000 m.

The land around Masamba is covered by trees (52%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
1,533 m
80 km
3,000 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Palopo 51 km · Rantepao 67 km · Poso 137 km · Polewali 147 km · Sengkang 178 km · Parepare 180 km · Bungku 183 km · Majene 186 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 Masamba (-2.5537°, 120.3279°, elevation 42 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).