Teluk Dalam weather in May

In May, Teluk Dalam sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 216 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
216 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
82%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Teluk Dalam reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Teluk Dalam

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
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.

Teluk Dalam weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°23323.8123.8
Feb29° / 26°19019.6124.0
Mar29° / 26°24626123.5
Apr29° / 26°28926.3123.3
May29° / 26°21621.7123.8
Jun29° / 26°18518.3124.3
Jul28° / 26°22521.1124.1
Aug28° / 26°28824.8123.8
Sep28° / 25°31325.3123.8
Oct28° / 25°37327123.7
Nov28° / 25°44127.8123.4
Dec28° / 25°33426.2123.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41387
51387
61387
71387
81486
91585
101486
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Teluk Dalam gets around 216 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
281
381
480
579
678
777
876
975
1073
1172
1270
1369
1468
1567
1666
1766
1865
1965
2065
2165
2264
2365
2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2966
3066
3165

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52476
62476
72575
82674
92773
102872
112971
122971
133070
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193367
203367
213466
223565
233664
243664
253763
263862
273961
284060
294060
304159
314258

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:27
212.06:256:26
312.06:256:26
412.06:256:26
512.06:256:26
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Teluk Dalam?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Teluk Dalam.

What to pack for Teluk Dalam in May

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

In May, Teluk Dalam sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Teluk Dalam 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in November near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Teluk Dalam in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teluk Dalam peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Teluk Dalam 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 Teluk Dalam is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1216 µg/m³Dec 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Teluk Dalam?

Teluk Dalam sits at 0.6°N, 97.8°E, 41 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Gunungsitoli, 82 km away.

Topography around Teluk Dalam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teluk Dalam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m.

The land around Teluk Dalam is covered by trees (66%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and water (80%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
837 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gunungsitoli 82 km · Lahewa 116 km · Sibolga 169 km · Barus 173 km · Padangsidempuan 186 km · Singkil 191 km · Tarutung 206 km · Subulussalam 232 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 Teluk Dalam (0.5729°, 97.8034°, elevation 41 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).