Namrole weather in May

In May, Namrole sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 243 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Namrole's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namrole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
243 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:35 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Namrole reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312822

How May really feels in Namrole

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Namrole weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°35429.612.22.8
Feb29° / 22°35227.112.12.7
Mar29° / 22°37529.7122.8
Apr29° / 22°32128.511.93.0
May28° / 22°24327.811.83.5
Jun27° / 22°27026.911.83.7
Jul26° / 21°22126.611.84.0
Aug27° / 21°14922.211.94.6
Sep28° / 21°12018.1124.7
Oct29° / 21°1462112.14.0
Nov30° / 22°20824.112.23.2
Dec30° / 22°32629.512.22.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31486
41486
51486
61585
71684
81783
91783
101882
111981
122080
132179
142278
152278
162377
172377
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192377
202377
212278
222278
232179
242080
252080
261981
271882
281882
291783
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Namrole gets around 243 mm of rain over 27.8 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 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
491
591
690
790
889
989
1088
1188
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2088
2188
2289
2390
2491
2591
2692
2792
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31981
41981
51981
62971
72971
82971
93961
103961
113952
123952
134942
144942
154942
164942
174942
184942
194942
204942
213961
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283970
293970
303970
314960

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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215calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:346:26
211.96:346:26
311.96:346:26
411.96:346:26
511.96:346:25
611.96:346:25
711.86:346:25
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911.86:346:25
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
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174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Namrole?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namrole.

What to pack for Namrole in May

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

In May, Namrole sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Namrole 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 offshore is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Namrole 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 Namrole peaks around February 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Jul 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Namrole?

Namrole sits at 3.8°S, 126.7°E, 13 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Namlea, 77 km away.

KatobuRaha

Topography around Namrole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namrole has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m.

The land around Namrole is covered by trees (52%) and water (41%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
531 m
16 km
1,249 m
80 km
2,179 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Namlea 77 km · Ambon 163 km · Sanana 215 km · Amahai 250 km · Masohi 256 km · Kawasi 262 km · Katobu 457 km · Raha 458 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 Namrole (-3.8455°, 126.7262°, elevation 13 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).