Alicia weather in May

In May, Alicia sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 159 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alicia's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alicia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:26 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Alicia is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Isabela.

Density
485/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Alicia reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Alicia

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Alicia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°9914.911.15.6
Feb28° / 21°7511.911.45.6
Mar30° / 22°7312.211.94.8
Apr33° / 23°7211.112.43.6
May34° / 25°15918.512.82.3
Jun34° / 25°13820.3132.0
Jul33° / 25°24424.612.92.1
Aug33° / 25°21024.212.62.2
Sep32° / 24°23624.612.12.4
Oct30° / 24°24723.511.63.2
Nov29° / 23°21321.211.24.0
Dec27° / 21°24120.9114.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35446
45347
55149
65149
74951
84852
94753
104753
114555
124456
134357
144060
153961
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203268
213169
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232872
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312476

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alicia gets around 159 mm of rain over 18.5 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 59% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
443
544
645
746
848
949
1050
1152
1253
1355
1457
1558
1660
1762
1864
1965
2067
2168
2270
2371
2472
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2674
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3174

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115148
215049
314851
414653
514455
614356
714158
813960
913861
1013663
1113564
1213366
1313267
1413069
1512871
1612772
1702575
1802476
1902278
2002179
2102080
2201981
2301882
2401783
2501684
2601585
2701585
2801486
2901486
3001486
3101486

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:336:08
212.65:326:09
312.65:316:09
412.65:316:09
512.65:306:09
612.75:306:10
712.75:296:10
812.75:296:10
912.75:296:11
1012.75:286:11
1112.75:286:11
1212.75:276:12
1312.75:276:12
1412.85:276:12
1512.85:266:13
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1812.85:256:14
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Alicia?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alicia.

What to pack for Alicia in May

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

In May, Alicia sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alicia 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 Alicia peaks around August 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 14Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Alicia 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 Alicia is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alicia?

Alicia sits at 16.8°N, 121.7°E, 55 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is San Mateo, 16 km away.

Topography around Alicia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alicia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,660 m.

The land around Alicia is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
2,660 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: San Mateo 16 km · Ramon 17 km · Santiago 19 km · Aglipay 33 km · Diadi 37 km · Roxas 39 km · Ilagan 46 km · Lagawe 62 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Alicia (16.7794°, 121.6973°, elevation 55 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. 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).