Padang weather in May

In May, Padang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 292 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Padang's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
292 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:16 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Padang is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Founded
1669

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Padang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Padang

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.

Padang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°31323.1124.0
Feb28° / 26°26219.9124.0
Mar28° / 26°28424.9123.6
Apr28° / 26°35025.2123.5
May29° / 26°29221.5124.0
Jun28° / 26°21018.511.94.4
Jul28° / 25°24520.3124.6
Aug28° / 25°31923.6124.2
Sep27° / 25°35424.4124.0
Oct27° / 25°39726.5123.8
Nov27° / 25°48127123.6
Dec28° / 25°38725.712.13.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 84%.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Padang gets around 292 mm of rain over 21.5 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 70% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 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 6:17 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Padang?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Padang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Padang in May

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

In May, Padang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Padang 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 October 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
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
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Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Padang in May

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Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Padang peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Padang 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 Padang is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateOct 1235 µg/m³Dec 1620 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Padang?

Padang sits at 0.9°S, 100.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Solok, 38 km away.

Topography around Padang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Padang is covered by water (46%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
2,877 m
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May weather nearby: Solok 38 km · Pariaman 45 km · Padangpanjang 55 km · Bukittinggi 71 km · Sijunjung 75 km · Payakumbuh 87 km · Sungai Penuh 169 km · Pekanbaru 203 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 Padang (-0.9492°, 100.3543°, elevation 6 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).