Calauag weather in May

In May, Calauag sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 180 mm of rain across 22.1 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 17% 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 Calauag's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calauag's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Calauag is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Quezon.

Density
212/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 Calauag 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 Calauag

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.

Calauag 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°8512.711.35.8
Feb29° / 24°6510.111.55.5
Mar30° / 24°8412.511.94.9
Apr31° / 25°6813.212.34.0
May32° / 26°18022.112.63.0
Jun31° / 26°23425.912.82.6
Jul31° / 26°31127.312.72.7
Aug31° / 26°24224.912.52.9
Sep31° / 26°29025.512.12.8
Oct30° / 25°25525.111.73.2
Nov29° / 25°2012311.43.6
Dec28° / 25°22420.511.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25743
35644
45347
55248
65050
74951
84753
94555
104456
114258
124159
133961
143763
153565
163367
173268
183070
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202971
212773
222674
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312278

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Calauag gets around 180 mm of rain over 22.1 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 71% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
257
358
459
561
662
763
863
964
1065
1166
1266
1367
1468
1569
1671
1772
1873
1974
2075
2176
2277
2378
2479
2580
2681
2781
2882
2982
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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12080
21981
31882
41684
51585
61486
71387
81288
91288
101189
111090
121090
13991
14991
15892
16793
17793
18793
19694
20694
21595
22595
23496
24496
25397
26397
27298
28298
29199
30199
31199

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
210calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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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 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 5:33 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:336:03
212.55:336:03
312.55:326:03
412.55:326:03
512.55:326:04
612.55:316:04
712.65:316:04
812.65:306:04
912.65:306:05
1012.65:306:05
1112.65:296:05
1212.65:296:05
1312.65:296:06
1412.65:286:06
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Calauag

In seasonPeak

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

Calauag 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 Calauag?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Calauag.

What to pack for Calauag in May

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

In May, Calauag sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Calauag 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 26 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
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Calauag 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 Calauag peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 15UV 13Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Calauag?

Calauag sits at 14.0°N, 122.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Lopez, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Calauag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calauag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,472 m.

The land around Calauag is covered by trees (45%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
1,472 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Lopez 9.0 km · Gumaca 21 km · Atimonan 40 km · Catanauan 41 km · Jose Pañganiban 57 km · Labo 62 km · Pagbilao 64 km · Mauban 65 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 Calauag (13.9575°, 122.288°, 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).