Atimonan weather in May

In May, Atimonan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 155 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Atimonan's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atimonan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:29 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Atimonan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Atimonan

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.

Atimonan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°8212.611.36.1
Feb27° / 25°619.711.56.3
Mar28° / 25°7311.411.96.0
Apr29° / 27°5912.612.35.0
May30° / 27°1552312.63.5
Jun30° / 27°21225.612.83.0
Jul30° / 27°27726.312.73.1
Aug30° / 27°1872312.53.4
Sep29° / 27°24324.112.13.3
Oct29° / 26°26425.311.73.6
Nov28° / 26°20524.211.43.9
Dec27° / 25°2362211.24.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26139
35941
45743
55644
65545
75248
85149
94951
104753
114654
124456
134357
144159
154060
163862
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203367
213367
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312476

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Atimonan gets around 155 mm of rain over 23 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 73% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
361
462
564
665
767
868
968
1069
1170
1270
1371
1472
1573
1674
1774
1875
1976
2077
2177
2278
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2479
2580
2681
2781
2882
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3082
3182

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
21090
3991
4991
5892
6793
7793
8694
9694
10595
11595
12595
13496
14496
15397
16397
17397
18298
19298
20298
21199
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26199
270100
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 5:35 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:356:04
212.55:346:05
312.55:346:05
412.55:336:05
512.55:336:05
612.55:336:05
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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 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
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185.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Atimonan

In seasonPeak

In May, Atimonan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Atimonan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Atimonan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atimonan.

What to pack for Atimonan in May

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

In May, Atimonan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Atimonan 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 14 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Atimonan 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 Atimonan peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Atimonan?

Atimonan sits at 14.0°N, 121.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Gumaca, 21 km away.

Topography around Atimonan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atimonan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Atimonan is covered by trees (48%) and water (47%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
238 m
16 km
532 m
80 km
2,144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Gumaca 21 km · Pagbilao 24 km · Mauban 29 km · Lucena 34 km · Tayabas 35 km · Lopez 39 km · Calauag 40 km · Lucban 41 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 Atimonan (14.0027°, 121.9208°, elevation 8 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).