Mulia weather in May

In May, Mulia sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 449 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Mulia's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mulia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
449 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:49 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
92%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mulia reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°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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Mulia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°51930.512.23.0
Feb19° / 10°60427.912.13.0
Mar19° / 10°64030.8123.0
Apr19° / 10°54029.911.93.0
May19° / 10°44930.411.83.1
Jun18° / 10°42529.511.83.0
Jul18° / 10°41529.811.83.0
Aug18° / 10°43830.211.93.1
Sep18° / 10°50229.6123.0
Oct19° / 10°48230.412.13.1
Nov19° / 10°43929.812.23.0
Dec19° / 10°52430.912.23.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mulia gets around 449 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
598
698
798
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998
1098
1197
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1497
1597
1697
1797
1898
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2098
2198
2298
2399
2499
2599
2699
2799
2899
2999
3099
3199

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16931
26832
36931
46931
56931
66931
77030
87129
97129
107228
117327
127426
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147525
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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313calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:41
211.95:495:41
311.95:495:41
411.95:495:41
511.95:495:41
611.95:495:40
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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 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 4.48 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mulia?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mulia.

What to pack for Mulia in May

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

In May, Mulia sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mulia in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mulia peaks around March 10 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 18Jun 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr17Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mulia?

Mulia sits at 3.7°S, 138.0°E, 2,106 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tiom, 57 km away.

SentaniAbepuraJayapura

Topography around Mulia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulia has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m around an average of 2,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,889 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,282 m.

The land around Mulia is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,305 m
16 km
2,889 m
80 km
4,282 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Tiom 57 km · Wamena 115 km · Timika 176 km · Agats 204 km · Nabire 279 km · Sentani 308 km · Abepura 319 km · Jayapura 331 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 Mulia (-3.7147°, 137.9853°, elevation 2,106 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).