Tobelo weather in May

In May, Tobelo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 195 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tobelo's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:22 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
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 Tobelo 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 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)
12826
22826
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42826
52826
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292826
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312826

How May really feels in Tobelo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 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
20
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.

Tobelo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°19425.911.93.9
Feb27° / 25°15522.211.94.2
Mar28° / 25°16424.2124.2
Apr28° / 26°19124.6124.0
May28° / 26°19526.312.13.7
Jun28° / 26°19324.212.14.1
Jul28° / 25°13020.912.14.8
Aug28° / 25°9416.212.15.2
Sep28° / 25°9116.6124.9
Oct28° / 26°12119.8124.4
Nov28° / 26°17325.611.93.6
Dec28° / 26°21427.911.93.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92872
102872
112971
123169
133367
143367
153565
163664
173862
183862
193961
203961
214159
224159
234159
244060
254060
263862
273862
283763
293664
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tobelo gets around 195 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
487
587
687
787
887
987
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1785
1885
1984
2084
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15842
25644
35545
45446
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105446
115446
125545
135644
145743
155842
165941
176040
186139
196238
206337
216436
226436
236535
246535
256634
266733
276832
286931
297030
307030
317129

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:236:27
212.16:236:27
312.16:236:27
412.16:236:27
512.16:236:27
612.16:236:27
712.16:226:27
812.16:226:27
912.16:226:26
1012.16:226:26
1112.16:226:26
1212.16:226:26
1312.16:226:26
1412.16:226:26
1512.16:226:27
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2612.16:226:27
2712.16:226:28
2812.16:226:28
2912.16:226:28
3012.16:226:28
3112.16:236:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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175.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tobelo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tobelo.

What to pack for Tobelo in May

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tobelo 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 at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tobelo 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 Tobelo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tobelo?

Tobelo sits at 1.7°N, 128.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Daruba, 48 km away.

BitungTondanoTahunaManadoWaisai

Topography around Tobelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m.

The land around Tobelo is covered by water (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
1,259 m
80 km
1,525 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Daruba 48 km · Sofifi 121 km · Ternate 125 km · Bitung 322 km · Tondano 347 km · Tahuna 350 km · Manado 352 km · Waisai 353 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 Tobelo (1.7284°, 128.0095°, elevation 11 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).