Sanana weather in May

In May, Sanana sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 186 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Sanana's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 186 mm; 22.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:35 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sanana reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)	28	28	28	28	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 low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

Sanana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	200	25.7	12.1	3.9
Feb	27° / 26°	178	22.8	12.1	4.0
Mar	27° / 26°	196	25.9	12	4.0
Apr	28° / 26°	211	25.7	12	3.9
May	27° / 26°	186	22.7	11.9	4.6
Jun	27° / 26°	195	20.7	11.9	4.9
Jul	26° / 25°	131	15.3	11.9	5.8
Aug	26° / 25°	71	9.6	11.9	6.7
Sep	26° / 25°	69	11.5	12	6.3
Oct	27° / 26°	71	13.4	12	6.0
Nov	28° / 26°	115	19.3	12.1	4.9
Dec	28° / 26°	198	26.9	12.1	3.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. 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 (%)	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43
Cloudier (%)	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	60	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sanana gets around 186 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 84% 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 (%)	84	83	82	81	80	79	77	76	74	73	71	70	69	68	67	67	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	82
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	77
8	76
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	70
13	69
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	76

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 74% 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 (%)	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	79
Miserable (%)	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	21

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	79	21

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	light breeze

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 6:35 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:30 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)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:35	6:31
2	11.9	6:35	6:31
3	11.9	6:35	6:31
4	11.9	6:35	6:31
5	11.9	6:35	6:30
6	11.9	6:35	6:30
7	11.9	6:35	6:30
8	11.9	6:35	6:30
9	11.9	6:35	6:30
10	11.9	6:35	6:30
11	11.9	6:35	6:30
12	11.9	6:35	6:30
13	11.9	6:35	6:30
14	11.9	6:35	6:30
15	11.9	6:35	6:30
16	11.9	6:35	6:30
17	11.9	6:35	6:30
18	11.9	6:35	6:30
19	11.9	6:35	6:29
20	11.9	6:35	6:30
21	11.9	6:35	6:30
22	11.9	6:36	6:30
23	11.9	6:36	6:30
24	11.9	6:36	6:30
25	11.9	6:36	6:30
26	11.9	6:36	6:30
27	11.9	6:36	6:30
28	11.9	6:36	6:30
29	11.9	6:36	6:30
30	11.9	6:37	6:30
31	11.9	6:37	6:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
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17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sanana?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sanana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanana in May

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

In May, Sanana sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sanana in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 14 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August 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)	29	29	29	30	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Sanana 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 Sanana peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	15	16	15	14	13	11	11	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sanana?

Sanana sits at 2.1°S, 126.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Kawasi, 167 km away.

Topography around Sanana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m.

The land around Sanana is covered by trees (56%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

333 m

trees 56%

16 km

595 m

water 68%

80 km

1,100 m

water 88%

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

May weather nearby: Kawasi 167 km · Namlea 182 km · Namrole 215 km · Ambon 305 km · Ternate 353 km · Amahai 356 km · Sofifi 357 km · Masohi 360 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 Sanana (-2.0585°, 125.9779°, 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. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	82
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	77
8	76
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	70
13	69
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	79	21

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	82
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	77
8	76
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	70
13	69
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	79	21

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	83
3	82
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	77
8	76
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	70
13	69
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	79	21