Calabanga weather in May

In May, Calabanga sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 148 mm of rain across 19.6 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Calabanga's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calabanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Calabanga is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur.

Density
543/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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 Calabanga 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 33°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 Calabanga

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
28 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.

Calabanga 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
Jan28° / 24°13417.111.35.3
Feb28° / 24°9512.411.55.5
Mar29° / 24°9012.411.95.1
Apr31° / 25°5810.412.34.6
May32° / 26°14819.612.63.3
Jun31° / 26°21425.312.82.7
Jul30° / 26°29428.412.72.7
Aug30° / 26°22826.512.52.9
Sep30° / 26°26826.212.12.8
Oct30° / 25°24026.211.73.2
Nov29° / 25°2022411.43.6
Dec28° / 25°24423.311.24.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35644
45545
55446
65248
75149
85050
94852
104753
114555
124456
134258
144159
154060
163961
173862
183763
193664
203565
213466
223367
233268
243169
253070
263070
272872
282872
292872
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312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Calabanga gets around 148 mm of rain over 19.6 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 62% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
245
346
447
548
649
750
851
952
1053
1154
1255
1357
1458
1560
1662
1764
1866
1967
2069
2171
2272
2374
2475
2577
2677
2778
2878
2979
3079
3178

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21882
31783
41684
51585
61486
71387
81288
91189
101090
111090
12991
13892
14892
15793
16694
17694
18595
19595
20496
21496
22496
23397
24397
25397
26298
27298
28298
29199
30199
31199

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:305:59
212.55:295:59
312.55:295:59
412.55:295:59
512.55:286:00
612.55:286:00
712.55:276:00
812.65:276:00
912.65:276:01
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1112.65:266:01
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Calabanga

In seasonPeak

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

Calabanga 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 Calabanga?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Calabanga.

What to pack for Calabanga in May

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

In May, Calabanga sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Calabanga 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 21 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
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Calabanga 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 Calabanga peaks around August 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highAug 19UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Calabanga 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 Calabanga is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1229 µg/m³Feb 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Calabanga?

Calabanga sits at 13.7°N, 123.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Magarao, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Calabanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calabanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,410 m.

The land around Calabanga is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, water (34%), cropland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
2,410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Magarao 6.0 km · Naga 10 km · Goa 30 km · Baao 33 km · Iriga City 38 km · Nabua 38 km · Bato 43 km · Buhi 45 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 Calabanga (13.7068°, 123.2087°, elevation 5 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).