Bago City weather in May

In May, Bago City sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 208 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bago City's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bago City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Bago City is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental.

Density
481/km²
people per km²
Founded
1575

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bago City reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Bago City

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.

Bago City weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°7610.711.54.8
Feb31° / 25°718.511.74.7
Mar32° / 25°799.511.94.1
Apr33° / 26°8111.912.23.3
May32° / 26°20824.212.52.5
Jun31° / 26°31828.512.62.4
Jul30° / 26°37629.512.62.7
Aug30° / 26°3262812.32.8
Sep30° / 26°33028.212.12.7
Oct30° / 26°27327.711.82.8
Nov31° / 26°16319.811.53.4
Dec30° / 25°15516.911.44.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44357
54159
64159
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83763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bago City gets around 208 mm of rain over 24.2 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 78% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
259
360
462
563
665
766
868
969
1071
1173
1274
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1477
1579
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1781
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1984
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2186
2286
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3191

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
21090
31090
4991
5892
6892
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13595
14595
15595
16496
17496
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19397
20397
21397
22298
23298
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:355:57
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512.45:335:57
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bago City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bago City's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bago City?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bago City.

What to pack for Bago City in May

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

In May, Bago City sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bago City 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 February near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bago City 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 Bago City peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 highMar 24UV 14Nov 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2317 µg/m³Feb 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bago City?

Bago City sits at 10.5°N, 122.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Pulupandan, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Bago City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bago City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m.

The land around Bago City is covered by water (30%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (60%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
2,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Pulupandan 4.0 km · Taloc 8.0 km · Pacol 9.0 km · Sumag 12 km · La Carlota 15 km · Maao 18 km · Mansilingan 19 km · Bacolod City 20 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 Bago City (10.5333°, 122.8333°, 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. 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).