Srandakan weather in May

In May, Srandakan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 82 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Srandakan's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Srandakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
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 Srandakan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Srandakan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
heat index over the day's high
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.

Srandakan 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°2842812.43.6
Feb27° / 25°23224.412.33.7
Mar28° / 25°21126.512.13.9
Apr28° / 25°1612311.84.1
May28° / 25°8214.511.65.6
Jun27° / 25°629.911.56.6
Jul26° / 24°295.911.67.4
Aug26° / 24°183.611.77.9
Sep26° / 24°367.9127.1
Oct26° / 24°12117.112.25.6
Nov27° / 25°24225.212.44.0
Dec27° / 25°33927.612.53.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44654
54654
64654
74753
84852
94753
104852
115050
125050
135149
145347
155446
165545
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Srandakan gets around 82 mm of rain over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
359
458
557
656
755
853
952
1051
1150
1248
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2840
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3039
3139

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105545
205545
305644
405644
515643
615643
715742
815841
915940
1016039
1116138
1216237
1316336
1416435
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:44 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:445:28
211.75:455:28
311.75:455:27
411.75:455:27
511.75:455:27
611.75:455:26
711.75:455:26
811.75:455:26
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Srandakan

In seasonPeak

None of Srandakan's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Srandakan sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Srandakan's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Srandakan?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Srandakan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Srandakan in May

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

In May, Srandakan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Srandakan 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 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Srandakan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Srandakan peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun6High
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Srandakan 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 Srandakan is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1823 µg/m³Dec 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Srandakan?

Srandakan sits at 7.9°S, 110.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bambanglipuro, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Srandakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Srandakan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Srandakan is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
3,290 m
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May weather nearby: Bambanglipuro 4.0 km · Pandak 6.0 km · Bantul 10 km · Pundong 11 km · Sewon 14 km · Kasihan 15 km · Gamping Lor 18 km · Godean 19 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 Srandakan (-7.9386°, 110.2506°, elevation 23 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. 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).