Sukabumi weather in May

In May, Sukabumi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 187 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 11.7 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 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sukabumi's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sukabumi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:58 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Sukabumi is city in West Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
7,553/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sukabumi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Sukabumi 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° / 21°36229.412.43.4
Feb27° / 21°32726.412.23.4
Mar28° / 21°36529.6123.3
Apr28° / 21°30227.811.93.2
May28° / 21°18724.411.73.8
Jun28° / 20°11118.811.64.6
Jul28° / 20°9315.411.65.4
Aug28° / 20°7611.611.85.6
Sep28° / 20°11315.4124.9
Oct28° / 21°26523.312.24.0
Nov28° / 21°39427.812.33.5
Dec27° / 21°40629.112.43.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41981
52080
62179
72278
82278
92377
102575
112674
122872
132971
143070
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213862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sukabumi gets around 187 mm of rain over 24.4 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 78% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3071
3171

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101288
201387
301387
401387
501486
601486
701585
801585
901684
1001684
1101783
1201882
1301981
1402080
1502179
1602278
1702377
1802476
1902575
2002674
2102773
2202971
2302971
2403070
2503169
2613267
2713267
2813366
2913366
3013465
3113465

Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
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133calm
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:575:42
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511.75:575:41
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Sukabumi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Sukabumi?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sukabumi.

What to pack for Sukabumi in May

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

In May, Sukabumi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sukabumi 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 61 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in September near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sukabumi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sukabumi peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 16Nov 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov7High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sukabumi 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 Sukabumi is worst in May — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 21120 µg/m³Jan 1177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May121Unhealthy
Jun117Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug92Unhealthy
Sep84Unhealthy
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sukabumi?

Sukabumi sits at 6.9°S, 106.9°E, 613 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Cicurug, 22 km away.

Topography around Sukabumi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sukabumi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 611 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Sukabumi is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
2,704 m
80 km
2,993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cicurug 22 km · Cianjur 26 km · Caringin 26 km · Ciranjang-hilir 38 km · Bogor 39 km · Pelabuhanratu 42 km · Ciampea 47 km · Citeureup 48 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 Sukabumi (-6.9181°, 106.9267°, elevation 613 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).