Sabang weather in May

In May, Sabang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 185 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sabang's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 185 mm; 19.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:27 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Sabang is city in Aceh Province, Indonesia.

Density: 284/km²; people per km²

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 Sabang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°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)	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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

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

How May really feels in Sabang

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Sabang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	151	19.8	11.7	4.9
Feb	28° / 26°	75	13.1	11.8	5.6
Mar	28° / 27°	91	14.8	12	5.1
Apr	29° / 27°	120	19.1	12.1	4.3
May	29° / 27°	185	19.2	12.3	4.2
Jun	29° / 27°	114	14.6	12.3	4.7
Jul	28° / 27°	119	15.1	12.3	4.9
Aug	28° / 27°	147	16.4	12.2	4.9
Sep	28° / 26°	180	19.6	12	4.6
Oct	27° / 26°	252	25.3	11.9	4.0
Nov	27° / 26°	340	27.1	11.7	3.6
Dec	27° / 26°	308	25.5	11.7	4.0

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 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	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 (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17
Cloudier (%)	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	83	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sabang gets around 185 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 69% 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 (%)	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	64
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

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 84% 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 (%)	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22
Miserable (%)	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
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7	16	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
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10	17	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
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15	18	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
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29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:46 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:30	6:42
2	12.2	6:30	6:42
3	12.2	6:29	6:42
4	12.2	6:29	6:42
5	12.2	6:29	6:42
6	12.2	6:29	6:42
7	12.2	6:28	6:42
8	12.2	6:28	6:42
9	12.2	6:28	6:42
10	12.2	6:28	6:42
11	12.2	6:28	6:42
12	12.3	6:27	6:43
13	12.3	6:27	6:43
14	12.3	6:27	6:43
15	12.3	6:27	6:43
16	12.3	6:27	6:43
17	12.3	6:27	6:43
18	12.3	6:27	6:43
19	12.3	6:27	6:43
20	12.3	6:27	6:44
21	12.3	6:27	6:44
22	12.3	6:27	6:44
23	12.3	6:27	6:44
24	12.3	6:27	6:44
25	12.3	6:27	6:44
26	12.3	6:27	6:45
27	12.3	6:27	6:45
28	12.3	6:27	6:45
29	12.3	6:27	6:45
30	12.3	6:27	6:45
31	12.3	6:27	6:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.51 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)	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
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25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sabang

In seasonPeak

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

Sabang sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Sabang?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sabang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabang in May

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

In May, Sabang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sabang 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 January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Sabang 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 Sabang peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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)	11	14	13	13	12	12	11	13	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Location & terrain

Where is Sabang?

Sabang sits at 5.9°N, 95.3°E, 16 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Banda Aceh, 39 km away.

Topography around Sabang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Sabang is covered by water (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (85%) within 16 km, and water (75%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

277 m

water 65%

16 km

634 m

water 85%

80 km

2,124 m

water 75%

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

May weather nearby: Banda Aceh 39 km · Sigli 91 km · Reuleuet 131 km · Bireun 171 km · Meulaboh 214 km · Lhokseumawe 218 km · Blangpidie 292 km · Langsa 333 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 Sabang (5.8897°, 95.3164°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	64
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	64
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	64
15	63
16	62
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	58
29	58
30	58
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78