Ransiki weather in May

In May, Ransiki sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 299 mm of rain across 28.6 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ransiki's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ransiki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
299 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:02 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 Ransiki reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°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 on par with June.

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Ransiki 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
Jan28° / 24°56529.412.13.4
Feb28° / 24°51526.1123.4
Mar28° / 24°64729.8123.3
Apr28° / 24°57329123.1
May28° / 24°29928.611.93.3
Jun28° / 24°22126.311.93.7
Jul28° / 24°19825.111.94.0
Aug28° / 24°17523.5124.0
Sep29° / 24°19724.7123.7
Oct29° / 24°23126.5123.5
Nov29° / 24°3422812.13.1
Dec28° / 24°58230.212.13.1

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21387
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ransiki gets around 299 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2992
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 6:02 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ransiki

In seasonPeak

In May, Ransiki sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ransiki's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ransiki?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ransiki.

What to pack for Ransiki in May

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

In May, Ransiki sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ransiki 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 26 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Ransiki in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ransiki peaks around March 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 17Jul 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ransiki?

Ransiki sits at 1.5°S, 134.2°E, 26 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Manokwari, 73 km away.

SorongWaisai

Topography around Ransiki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ransiki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,702 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,912 m.

The land around Ransiki is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
1,702 m
80 km
2,912 m
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May weather nearby: Manokwari 73 km · Bintuni 98 km · Biak 216 km · Teminabuan 240 km · Nabire 253 km · Fakfak 261 km · Sorong 331 km · Waisai 431 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 Ransiki (-1.5083°, 134.1708°, elevation 26 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).