Tahuna weather in May

In May, Tahuna sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 214 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tahuna's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tahuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:29 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Tahuna reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Tahuna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 16 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
16
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.

Tahuna weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°28425.411.84.1
Feb27° / 26°19319.911.94.6
Mar27° / 26°17820.4124.9
Apr28° / 26°16619.812.14.8
May28° / 26°21424.912.24.2
Jun28° / 26°26124.212.24.1
Jul27° / 26°2222212.24.6
Aug27° / 26°15416.912.15.4
Sep28° / 26°12316.2125.3
Oct28° / 26°17821.111.94.7
Nov28° / 26°24326.111.83.9
Dec27° / 26°26927.511.83.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
43862
53763
63763
73664
83664
93664
103565
113763
123763
133763
143862
153961
163961
174060
184159
194159
204357
214357
224357
234456
244258
254258
264258
274159
284159
293961
303961
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tahuna gets around 214 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
279
380
480
581
681
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1481
1581
1680
1780
1879
1979
2079
2178
2278
2378
2478
2578
2679
2779
2879
2980
3080
3181

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
93961
103961
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273961
284060
294159
304159
314258

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 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 5:32 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:325:39
212.15:315:39
312.15:315:39
412.15:315:39
512.15:315:39
612.15:315:39
712.15:305:39
812.15:305:39
912.15:305:39
1012.15:305:39
1112.25:305:39
1212.25:305:39
1312.25:305:39
1412.25:305:39
1512.25:295:39
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1812.25:295:39
1912.25:295:39
2012.25:295:40
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2912.25:305:41
3012.25:305:41
3112.25:305:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tahuna

In seasonPeak

In May, Tahuna sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tahuna sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tahuna?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tahuna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tahuna in May

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

In May, Tahuna sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tahuna 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tahuna 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 Tahuna peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 16UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tahuna?

Tahuna sits at 3.6°N, 125.5°E, 77 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bitung, 245 km away.

Topography around Tahuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tahuna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Tahuna is covered by trees (61%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,337 m
80 km
1,311 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bitung 245 km · Manado 247 km · Glan 248 km · Malapatan 263 km · Tondano 264 km · Tomohon 266 km · Alabel 278 km · General Santos 280 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 Tahuna (3.611°, 125.4858°, elevation 77 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).