Palangkaraya weather in May

In May, Palangkaraya sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 189 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Palangkaraya's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palangkaraya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 189 mm; 24.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:24 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Palangkaraya reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

How May really feels in Palangkaraya

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Palangkaraya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 24°	282	28.1	12.1	2.4
Feb	31° / 24°	251	24.6	12.1	2.5
Mar	31° / 24°	298	28	12	2.4
Apr	31° / 24°	293	28.3	12	2.3
May	32° / 24°	189	24.9	11.9	2.7
Jun	31° / 24°	137	19.1	11.9	3.2
Jul	32° / 23°	99	15.7	11.9	3.6
Aug	33° / 23°	87	12.5	11.9	3.4
Sep	33° / 23°	113	14	12	3.0
Oct	33° / 24°	228	21.5	12	2.5
Nov	32° / 24°	318	28	12.1	2.3
Dec	31° / 24°	297	28.9	12.1	2.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	16	16	18	18	20	20	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	84	84	82	82	80	80	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Palangkaraya gets around 189 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	88
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	75
23	75
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	72
31	72

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16
Miserable (%)	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:24 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:24	5:19
2	11.9	5:24	5:19
3	11.9	5:24	5:19
4	11.9	5:24	5:19
5	11.9	5:24	5:19
6	11.9	5:24	5:18
7	11.9	5:23	5:18
8	11.9	5:23	5:18
9	11.9	5:23	5:18
10	11.9	5:23	5:18
11	11.9	5:23	5:18
12	11.9	5:23	5:18
13	11.9	5:23	5:18
14	11.9	5:23	5:18
15	11.9	5:24	5:18
16	11.9	5:24	5:18
17	11.9	5:24	5:18
18	11.9	5:24	5:18
19	11.9	5:24	5:18
20	11.9	5:24	5:18
21	11.9	5:24	5:18
22	11.9	5:24	5:18
23	11.9	5:24	5:18
24	11.9	5:24	5:18
25	11.9	5:24	5:18
26	11.9	5:25	5:18
27	11.9	5:25	5:18
28	11.9	5:25	5:18
29	11.9	5:25	5:18
30	11.9	5:25	5:18
31	11.9	5:25	5:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Palangkaraya?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palangkaraya.

What to pack for Palangkaraya in May

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

In May, Palangkaraya sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palangkaraya 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 Palangkaraya peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	14	12	11	10	12	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Palangkaraya 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 Palangkaraya is worst in September — around 136 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.0× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	11	13	11	13	13	22	59	136	134	35	11
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	59	Unhealthy
Sep	136	Unhealthy
Oct	134	Unhealthy
Nov	35	Poor
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Palangkaraya?

Palangkaraya sits at 2.2°S, 113.9°E, 16 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kualakapuas, 103 km away.

Topography around Palangkaraya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palangkaraya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Palangkaraya is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

43 m

trees 53%

80 km

129 m

trees 84%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← April Palangkaraya year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Kualakapuas 103 km · Sampit 113 km · Banjarmasin 145 km · Amuntai 150 km · Tanjung 166 km · Barabai 168 km · Martapura 170 km · Banjarbaru 171 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

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 Palangkaraya (-2.2083°, 113.9167°, elevation 16 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	88
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	75
23	75
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	72
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	88
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	75
23	75
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	72
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	90
3	90
4	89
5	89
6	88
7	87
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	75
23	75
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	72
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84