Cagayan de Oro weather in May

In May, Cagayan de Oro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 330 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cagayan de Oro's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cagayan de Oro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
330 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Cagayan de Oro is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Misamis Oriental.

Density
1,797/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cagayan de Oro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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 Cagayan de Oro

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.

Cagayan de Oro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°2562311.64.3
Feb28° / 22°2151911.74.2
Mar29° / 22°20020.511.94.1
Apr30° / 23°22522.112.23.6
May29° / 23°33027.512.43.1
Jun29° / 23°40326.612.53.2
Jul28° / 23°29824.212.43.7
Aug29° / 23°22520.612.34.0
Sep29° / 22°23122.8123.7
Oct28° / 22°29626.811.83.4
Nov29° / 22°31026.211.63.4
Dec28° / 22°2622611.53.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32377
42179
51981
61882
71783
81684
91585
101585
111486
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311090

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cagayan de Oro gets around 330 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13898
23889
33889
438710
528711
628711
728612
828612
918613
1018613
1118613
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2308713
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 5:30 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:305:47
212.35:295:48
312.35:295:48
412.35:295:48
512.35:295:48
612.35:285:48
712.35:285:48
812.35:285:48
912.35:275:48
1012.45:275:48
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.59 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 Cagayan de Oro

In seasonPeak

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

Cagayan de Oro 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 Cagayan de Oro?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cagayan de Oro.

What to pack for Cagayan de Oro in May

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

In May, Cagayan de Oro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cagayan de Oro in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 16 km away) is warmest in June 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Cagayan de Oro 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 Cagayan de Oro peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Cagayan de Oro 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 Cagayan de Oro is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1119 µg/m³Jan 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cagayan de Oro?

Cagayan de Oro sits at 8.5°N, 124.6°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Balulang, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Cagayan de Oro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cagayan de Oro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Cagayan de Oro is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
709 m
80 km
2,885 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Balulang 4.0 km · Bugo 13 km · Tagoloan 13 km · Jasaan 23 km · Manolo Fortich 27 km · Iligan City 37 km · Impasugong 43 km · Iligan 53 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 Cagayan de Oro (8.4822°, 124.6472°, 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).