Simpang weather in May

In May, Simpang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 224 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Simpang's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simpang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:02 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Simpang is subdistrict in East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi, Indonesia.

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 Simpang reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Simpang

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Simpang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°27527.312.13.0
Feb30° / 24°21923.2123.0
Mar31° / 24°28328.2122.6
Apr31° / 24°28728.5122.3
May31° / 24°22427.311.92.5
Jun31° / 24°15121.211.93.1
Jul31° / 24°14419.411.93.4
Aug31° / 24°14118.9123.4
Sep31° / 24°16617.6123.3
Oct31° / 24°27325.3122.7
Nov31° / 24°32128.712.12.4
Dec30° / 24°32728.812.12.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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2991
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Simpang gets around 224 mm of rain over 27.3 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 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
294
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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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5298
6298
7298
8397
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11397
12496
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21496
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26595
27694
28694
29793
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31892

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:026:00
212.06:025:59
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512.06:025:59
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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 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Simpang?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Simpang.

What to pack for Simpang in May

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

In May, Simpang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Simpang 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 43 km away) 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Simpang in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Simpang peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Simpang 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 Simpang is worst in September — around 136 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.4× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 20132 µg/m³Jan 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct115Unhealthy
Nov22Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Simpang?

Simpang sits at 1.3°S, 104.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Mendaha, 62 km away.

Topography around Simpang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simpang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around Simpang is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Mendaha 62 km · Jambi City 65 km · Kuala Tungkal 86 km · Muntok 148 km · Palembang 197 km · Muara Bungo 222 km · Indralaya 230 km · Sungailiat 234 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 Simpang (-1.2642°, 104.097°, elevation 5 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).