Daanbantayan weather in May

In May, Daanbantayan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 101 mm of rain across 15.9 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Daanbantayan's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daanbantayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:25 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Daanbantayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cebu.

Density
1,030/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 Daanbantayan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Daanbantayan

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.

Daanbantayan 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° / 26°10413.411.45.9
Feb27° / 26°738.711.66.6
Mar28° / 26°547.711.96.9
Apr28° / 27°44712.26.4
May29° / 27°10115.912.54.8
Jun29° / 27°20722.812.63.7
Jul29° / 27°22724.912.63.6
Aug29° / 27°16521.412.43.9
Sep29° / 27°21523.412.13.7
Oct28° / 27°22825.111.73.8
Nov28° / 27°17119.111.54.6
Dec28° / 26°18418.111.45.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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 (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55149
64951
74852
84654
94654
104456
114258
124258
134159
144060
154060
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203664
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313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Daanbantayan gets around 101 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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235
336
437
538
639
740
841
942
1043
1144
1245
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1447
1549
1650
1751
1853
1954
2056
2157
2258
2360
2461
2562
2663
2764
2865
2965
3066
3166

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13367
23169
33070
42971
52872
62872
72773
82674
92575
102476
112476
122377
132278
142179
152179
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:29 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:295:53
212.45:295:53
312.45:295:53
412.45:285:53
512.45:285:54
612.45:275:54
712.45:275:54
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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 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Daanbantayan

In seasonPeak

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

Daanbantayan 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 Daanbantayan?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Daanbantayan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Daanbantayan in May

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

In May, Daanbantayan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Daanbantayan 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 18 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Daanbantayan 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 Daanbantayan peaks around April 10 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Daanbantayan?

Daanbantayan sits at 11.2°N, 124.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bogo, 22 km away.

Topography around Daanbantayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daanbantayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Daanbantayan is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and water (76%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
1,262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bogo 22 km · Bantayan 33 km · Esperanza 55 km · Ormoc 70 km · Escalante 72 km · Sagay 73 km · Carigara 73 km · Cogan 73 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 Daanbantayan (11.2468°, 124.0146°, elevation 7 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).