Carcar weather in May

In May, Carcar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 115 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Carcar's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carcar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Carcar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13026
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How May really feels in Carcar

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.

Carcar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°17821.911.54.6
Feb28° / 25°13816.311.75.2
Mar28° / 25°11215.911.95.2
Apr29° / 26°8413.312.24.9
May30° / 26°11521.312.53.8
Jun29° / 26°16924.512.63.3
Jul29° / 26°15924.212.53.5
Aug29° / 26°11219.512.34.0
Sep29° / 26°12821.812.13.7
Oct29° / 26°16824.511.83.6
Nov28° / 26°19624.511.53.8
Dec28° / 25°23425.911.44.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24654
34555
44456
54357
64159
74159
83961
93862
103664
113664
123565
133466
143466
153466
163367
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183367
193367
203367
213268
223169
233070
243070
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272971
282872
292773
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carcar gets around 115 mm of rain over 21.3 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 68% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
458
559
660
761
863
964
1065
1166
1267
1368
1469
1570
1670
1771
1871
1972
2072
2172
2273
2373
2473
2573
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3175

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14852
24654
34555
44456
54357
64258
74159
83961
93862
103763
113664
123565
133466
143367
153268
163268
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:325:53
212.45:325:53
312.45:315:53
412.45:315:54
512.45:315:54
612.45:305:54
712.45:305:54
812.45:305:54
912.45:295:54
1012.45:295:54
1112.45:295:55
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1312.45:285:55
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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 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Carcar

In seasonPeak

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

Carcar 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 Carcar?

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

3.8
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 Carcar.

What to pack for Carcar in May

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

In May, Carcar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Carcar 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 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Carcar 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 Carcar peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Carcar?

Carcar sits at 10.1°N, 123.6°E, 21 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is San Fernando, 10 km away.

Topography around Carcar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carcar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,455 m.

The land around Carcar is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
676 m
80 km
2,455 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: San Fernando 10 km · Sibonga 10 km · Naga 17 km · Pinamungahan 19 km · Minglanilla 23 km · Talisay 28 km · Toledo 30 km · Cebu City 36 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 Carcar (10.1061°, 123.6402°, elevation 21 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).