Pangkalpinang weather in May

In May, Pangkalpinang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 234 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Pangkalpinang's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pangkalpinang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Pangkalpinang is city in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,911/km²
people per km²
Founded
1757

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pangkalpinang reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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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How May really feels in Pangkalpinang

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.

Pangkalpinang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°28827.912.13.0
Feb30° / 24°24124.112.13.0
Mar30° / 24°32828.6122.7
Apr31° / 25°33529.1122.5
May31° / 25°23427.211.92.7
Jun31° / 25°17022.911.93.2
Jul30° / 24°14519.411.93.7
Aug31° / 24°10614.411.93.9
Sep31° / 24°12013.9123.8
Oct31° / 24°22720.9123.3
Nov30° / 24°32727.912.12.7
Dec29° / 24°36030.112.12.7

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 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81486
91486
101585
111684
121684
131783
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151981
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pangkalpinang gets around 234 mm of rain over 27.2 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 88% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
395
495
595
694
794
893
992
1091
1190
1289
1388
1487
1587
1686
1785
1885
1984
2084
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2884
2984
3084
3184

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1298
2298
3298
4397
5397
6397
7496
8496
9595
10595
11694
12694
13793
14793
15793
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26892
27892
28991
29991
30991
311090

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 5:55 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:555:51
211.95:555:50
311.95:555:50
411.95:555:50
511.95:555:50
611.95:555:50
711.95:555:50
811.95:555:49
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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 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pangkalpinang?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pangkalpinang.

What to pack for Pangkalpinang in May

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

In May, Pangkalpinang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pangkalpinang 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 28 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pangkalpinang 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 Pangkalpinang peaks around February 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pangkalpinang 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 Pangkalpinang is worst in October — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateOct 1582 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep55Poor
Oct86Unhealthy
Nov45Poor
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pangkalpinang?

Pangkalpinang sits at 2.1°S, 106.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungailiat, 31 km away.

Topography around Pangkalpinang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pangkalpinang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 664 m.

The land around Pangkalpinang is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
664 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Sungailiat 31 km · Muntok 106 km · Palembang 175 km · Tanjung Pandan 182 km · Indralaya 203 km · Simpang 244 km · Manggar 253 km · Prabumulih 255 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 Pangkalpinang (-2.1291°, 106.1138°, elevation 10 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).