Arawa weather in May

In May, Arawa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 326 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Arawa's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 326 mm; 29 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:42 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Arawa is human settlement.

Founded: 1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Arawa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

Arawa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 22°	359	29.5	12.3	3.4
Feb	27° / 22°	360	27.1	12.2	3.3
Mar	27° / 22°	376	29.6	12	3.4
Apr	27° / 22°	352	28.8	11.9	3.4
May	27° / 22°	326	29	11.7	3.6
Jun	26° / 22°	319	28.1	11.6	3.6
Jul	26° / 22°	360	29.6	11.7	3.6
Aug	26° / 21°	344	27.5	11.8	3.8
Sep	27° / 22°	328	27.2	12	3.7
Oct	27° / 22°	335	28.4	12.1	3.6
Nov	27° / 22°	320	27.4	12.3	3.6
Dec	27° / 22°	374	29.2	12.4	3.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Arawa gets around 326 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:41	6:28
2	11.8	6:41	6:28
3	11.8	6:41	6:28
4	11.8	6:41	6:28
5	11.8	6:42	6:27
6	11.8	6:42	6:27
7	11.8	6:42	6:27
8	11.8	6:42	6:27
9	11.7	6:42	6:27
10	11.7	6:42	6:26
11	11.7	6:42	6:26
12	11.7	6:42	6:26
13	11.7	6:42	6:26
14	11.7	6:42	6:26
15	11.7	6:42	6:26
16	11.7	6:42	6:25
17	11.7	6:43	6:25
18	11.7	6:43	6:25
19	11.7	6:43	6:25
20	11.7	6:43	6:25
21	11.7	6:43	6:25
22	11.7	6:43	6:25
23	11.7	6:44	6:25
24	11.7	6:44	6:25
25	11.7	6:44	6:25
26	11.7	6:44	6:25
27	11.7	6:44	6:25
28	11.7	6:44	6:25
29	11.7	6:45	6:25
30	11.7	6:45	6:25
31	11.7	6:45	6:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Arawa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Arawa?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arawa.

What to pack for Arawa in May

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

In May, Arawa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Arawa 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 13 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Arawa 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 Arawa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	14	12	10	11	12	14	15	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Arawa?

Arawa sits at 6.2°S, 155.6°E, 28 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kokopo, 421 km away.

Topography around Arawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arawa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,577 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,698 m.

The land around Arawa is covered by trees (71%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

483 m

trees 71%

16 km

1,577 m

trees 62%

80 km

2,698 m

water 57%

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← April Arawa year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Kokopo 421 km · Nggosi 597 km · Honiara 600 km · Tandai 601 km · Kola'a 602 km · Vura 604 km · Panatina 605 km · Kimbe 605 km

Papua New Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type I; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 58% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,020; 2025
Homicide rate: 9.3; per 100k, 2010
Road deaths: 12.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Arawa (-6.2298°, 155.566°, elevation 28 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96