Ternate weather in May

In May, Ternate sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 301 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ternate's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ternate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
301 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:26 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ternate 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)
12825
22825
32825
42825
52825
62825
72825
82825
92825
102825
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122825
132825
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222825
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282825
292825
302825
312825

Ternate weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°23826.3123.9
Feb27° / 25°18721.9124.1
Mar28° / 25°23424.6124.1
Apr28° / 25°29126.3123.8
May28° / 25°30127.2123.8
Jun27° / 25°29424.6124.1
Jul27° / 24°21922.2124.6
Aug27° / 24°15117.9125.2
Sep27° / 24°18019.8124.8
Oct28° / 24°18721.3124.6
Nov28° / 25°22826.7123.7
Dec28° / 25°26527.8123.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92377
102476
112476
122575
132575
142773
152971
162971
173070
183169
193268
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253268
263169
273169
283169
292971
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ternate gets around 301 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. 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 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
792
892
991
1090
1189
1289
1388
1487
1586
1686
1785
1885
1984
2084
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2685
2785
2885
2985
3086
3186

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18911
28812
38713
48713
58614
68515
78515
88515
98416
108416
118416
128317
138317
148317
158416
168416
178416
188515
198515
208614
218713
228713
238812
248812
258911
269010
27919
28919
29928
30937
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:276:28
212.06:276:28
312.06:276:28
412.06:266:28
512.06:266:28
612.06:266:28
712.06:266:28
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2112.06:266:28
2212.06:266:28
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2512.06:266:28
2612.06:266:28
2712.06:266:29
2812.06:266:29
2912.06:266:29
3012.06:266:29
3112.06:276:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ternate?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ternate.

What to pack for Ternate in May

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

In May, Ternate sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ternate 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 August 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ternate 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 Ternate peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ternate?

Ternate sits at 0.8°N, 127.4°E, 23 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sofifi, 20 km away.

ManadoTomohon

Topography around Ternate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ternate has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,727 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m.

The land around Ternate is covered by water (45%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (74%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
533 m
16 km
1,727 m
80 km
1,686 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Sofifi 20 km · Tobelo 125 km · Daruba 173 km · Bitung 261 km · Kawasi 265 km · Tondano 281 km · Manado 292 km · Tomohon 293 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 Ternate (0.7906°, 127.3842°, 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. 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).