Cabanatuan City weather in May

In May, Cabanatuan City sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 192 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 20% 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 Cabanatuan City's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabanatuan City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:31 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Cabanatuan City is city of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Ecija.

Density
1,787/km²
people per km²
Founded
1750

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 Cabanatuan City reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Cabanatuan 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.

Cabanatuan City weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°293.511.25.9
Feb31° / 21°30311.55.6
Mar32° / 22°324.511.94.7
Apr34° / 24°397.312.33.4
May34° / 25°19220.312.72.3
Jun32° / 24°27325.912.92.3
Jul31° / 24°41829.712.82.4
Aug31° / 24°40329.612.52.5
Sep31° / 24°34528.212.12.5
Oct31° / 23°23319.111.63.4
Nov31° / 23°1011011.34.6
Dec30° / 22°887.611.15.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36139
45842
55644
65446
75248
85050
94951
104852
114555
124456
134060
143961
153763
163565
173367
183070
193070
202872
212674
222476
232377
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cabanatuan City gets around 192 mm of rain over 20.3 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 65% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
240
341
443
545
647
748
850
952
1054
1156
1258
1360
1462
1565
1667
1769
1871
1973
2075
2177
2278
2379
2480
2581
2682
2782
2882
2982
3082
3181

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
126533
226335
326137
426038
525840
625642
715544
815346
915148
1014950
1114752
1214455
1314257
1414059
1513861
1603664
1703466
1803169
1902971
2002773
2102575
2202377
2302179
2402080
2501882
2601783
2701684
2801585
2901585
3001486
3101486

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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67calm
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:37 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:376:10
212.65:366:10
312.65:366:10
412.65:356:11
512.65:356:11
612.65:356:11
712.65:346:11
812.65:346:12
912.65:336:12
1012.75:336:12
1112.75:326:12
1212.75:326:13
1312.75:326:13
1412.75:316:13
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1812.75:306:15
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.8 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
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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185.7Bright
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255.5Bright
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275.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cabanatuan City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cabanatuan City's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Cabanatuan City?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cabanatuan City in May

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

In May, Cabanatuan City sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cabanatuan City 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 Cabanatuan City peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 14UV 13Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Cabanatuan 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 Cabanatuan City is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1137 µg/m³Feb 1330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cabanatuan City?

Cabanatuan City sits at 15.5°N, 121.0°E, 36 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Talavera, 12 km away.

Topography around Cabanatuan City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabanatuan City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,922 m.

The land around Cabanatuan City is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
1,922 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Talavera 12 km · Aliaga 13 km · San Leonardo 14 km · Palayan City 14 km · Peñaranda 16 km · General Mamerto Natividad 16 km · General Tinio 17 km · Quezon 18 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 Cabanatuan City (15.4859°, 120.9665°, elevation 36 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). 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).