Payakumbuh weather in May

In May, Payakumbuh sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 199 mm of rain across 25.8 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 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Payakumbuh's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Payakumbuh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 199 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:14 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Payakumbuh is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density: 1,735/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1956

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Payakumbuh reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
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22	29	20
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25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

Payakumbuh 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 20°	251	27.1	12	3.7
Feb	28° / 20°	195	23.8	12	3.6
Mar	29° / 20°	248	27.6	12	3.3
Apr	29° / 20°	268	28	12	3.0
May	29° / 20°	199	25.8	12	3.3
Jun	29° / 20°	135	21.4	12	3.8
Jul	29° / 19°	145	21.7	12	4.0
Aug	29° / 20°	178	23.3	12	3.8
Sep	28° / 20°	213	25.2	12	3.5
Oct	28° / 20°	252	27.6	12	3.3
Nov	28° / 20°	326	27.8	12	3.3
Dec	28° / 20°	292	27.6	12	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	10	10	10	12	12	13	13	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Cloudier (%)	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	90	90	90	88	88	87	87	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Payakumbuh gets around 199 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 92% 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 (%)	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	85	84	83	82	81	80	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	87
9	85
10	84
11	83
12	82
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

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 73% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Muggy (%)	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Oppressive (%)	83	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	17	83
2	0	17	83
3	0	18	82
4	0	18	82
5	0	19	81
6	0	20	80
7	0	21	79
8	0	22	78
9	0	23	77
10	0	24	76
11	0	25	75
12	0	26	74
13	0	27	73
14	0	28	72
15	0	29	71
16	0	30	70
17	0	30	70
18	0	30	70
19	0	30	70
20	0	30	70
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	31	69
24	0	31	69
25	0	31	69
26	0	31	69
27	0	31	69
28	0	31	69
29	0	31	69
30	0	32	68
31	1	32	67

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
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10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
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29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:15 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:15	6:14
2	12.0	6:15	6:14
3	12.0	6:15	6:14
4	12.0	6:15	6:14
5	12.0	6:14	6:14
6	12.0	6:14	6:14
7	12.0	6:14	6:14
8	12.0	6:14	6:14
9	12.0	6:14	6:14
10	12.0	6:14	6:14
11	12.0	6:14	6:14
12	12.0	6:14	6:13
13	12.0	6:14	6:13
14	12.0	6:14	6:13
15	12.0	6:14	6:13
16	12.0	6:14	6:13
17	12.0	6:14	6:13
18	12.0	6:14	6:13
19	12.0	6:14	6:13
20	12.0	6:14	6:14
21	12.0	6:14	6:14
22	12.0	6:14	6:14
23	12.0	6:14	6:14
24	12.0	6:14	6:14
25	12.0	6:14	6:14
26	12.0	6:15	6:14
27	12.0	6:15	6:14
28	12.0	6:15	6:14
29	12.0	6:15	6:14
30	12.0	6:15	6:14
31	12.0	6:15	6:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.73 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
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17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
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20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
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24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Payakumbuh?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Payakumbuh.

What to pack for Payakumbuh in May

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

In May, Payakumbuh sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Payakumbuh 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 Payakumbuh peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (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)	13	15	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	14	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Payakumbuh 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 Payakumbuh is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 22 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)	23	26	27	26	26	27	29	29	38	40	23	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Payakumbuh?

Payakumbuh sits at 0.2°S, 100.6°E, 517 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bukittinggi, 31 km away.

Topography around Payakumbuh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Payakumbuh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 508 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Payakumbuh is covered by trees (45%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

trees 45%

16 km

1,770 m

trees 80%

80 km

2,877 m

trees 92%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

May weather nearby: Bukittinggi 31 km · Padangpanjang 37 km · Solok 65 km · Sijunjung 66 km · Pariaman 73 km · Padang 87 km · Pekanbaru 121 km · Balai Pungut 160 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 Payakumbuh (-0.2159°, 100.6334°, elevation 517 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	87
9	85
10	84
11	83
12	82
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	17	83
2	0	17	83
3	0	18	82
4	0	18	82
5	0	19	81
6	0	20	80
7	0	21	79
8	0	22	78
9	0	23	77
10	0	24	76
11	0	25	75
12	0	26	74
13	0	27	73
14	0	28	72
15	0	29	71
16	0	30	70
17	0	30	70
18	0	30	70
19	0	30	70
20	0	30	70
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	31	69
24	0	31	69
25	0	31	69
26	0	31	69
27	0	31	69
28	0	31	69
29	0	31	69
30	0	32	68
31	1	32	67

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	87
9	85
10	84
11	83
12	82
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	17	83
2	0	17	83
3	0	18	82
4	0	18	82
5	0	19	81
6	0	20	80
7	0	21	79
8	0	22	78
9	0	23	77
10	0	24	76
11	0	25	75
12	0	26	74
13	0	27	73
14	0	28	72
15	0	29	71
16	0	30	70
17	0	30	70
18	0	30	70
19	0	30	70
20	0	30	70
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	31	69
24	0	31	69
25	0	31	69
26	0	31	69
27	0	31	69
28	0	31	69
29	0	31	69
30	0	32	68
31	1	32	67

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	87
9	85
10	84
11	83
12	82
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	17	83
2	0	17	83
3	0	18	82
4	0	18	82
5	0	19	81
6	0	20	80
7	0	21	79
8	0	22	78
9	0	23	77
10	0	24	76
11	0	25	75
12	0	26	74
13	0	27	73
14	0	28	72
15	0	29	71
16	0	30	70
17	0	30	70
18	0	30	70
19	0	30	70
20	0	30	70
21	0	31	69
22	0	31	69
23	0	31	69
24	0	31	69
25	0	31	69
26	0	31	69
27	0	31	69
28	0	31	69
29	0	31	69
30	0	32	68
31	1	32	67