Dapitan weather in May

In May, Dapitan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 147 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.4 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 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Dapitan's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dapitan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 147 mm; 23.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:31 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Dapitan is city of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Density: 225/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1629

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Dapitan 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27
29	29	27
30	29	27
31	29	27

How May really feels in Dapitan

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dapitan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	180	23.1	11.6	4.5
Feb	27° / 25°	142	18.2	11.7	5.0
Mar	28° / 26°	106	17.7	11.9	5.3
Apr	28° / 26°	92	17.6	12.2	4.8
May	29° / 27°	147	23.4	12.4	3.8
Jun	29° / 26°	209	25.2	12.5	3.4
Jul	29° / 26°	183	24.5	12.5	3.6
Aug	29° / 26°	152	21.3	12.3	3.9
Sep	29° / 26°	180	23.9	12.1	3.6
Oct	29° / 26°	230	27.1	11.8	3.4
Nov	28° / 26°	248	26.5	11.6	3.5
Dec	28° / 26°	246	27.3	11.5	3.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	41	40	38	37	36	34	32	31	31	30	29	30	29	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	26	25	24	24
Cloudier (%)	57	59	60	62	63	64	66	68	69	69	70	71	70	71	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	73	74	75	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	24	76

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dapitan gets around 147 mm of rain over 23.4 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 75% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	68
3	69
4	70
5	71
6	72
7	73
8	73
9	74
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	78

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Miserable (%)	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:34	5:53
2	12.3	5:34	5:53
3	12.3	5:34	5:53
4	12.3	5:34	5:53
5	12.3	5:33	5:53
6	12.3	5:33	5:53
7	12.3	5:33	5:53
8	12.3	5:32	5:53
9	12.4	5:32	5:53
10	12.4	5:32	5:53
11	12.4	5:32	5:54
12	12.4	5:31	5:54
13	12.4	5:31	5:54
14	12.4	5:31	5:54
15	12.4	5:31	5:54
16	12.4	5:31	5:54
17	12.4	5:31	5:55
18	12.4	5:30	5:55
19	12.4	5:30	5:55
20	12.4	5:30	5:55
21	12.4	5:30	5:55
22	12.4	5:30	5:56
23	12.4	5:30	5:56
24	12.4	5:30	5:56
25	12.4	5:30	5:56
26	12.4	5:30	5:56
27	12.4	5:30	5:57
28	12.5	5:30	5:57
29	12.5	5:30	5:57
30	12.5	5:30	5:57
31	12.5	5:30	5:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dapitan

In seasonPeak

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

Dapitan 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 Dapitan?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dapitan.

What to pack for Dapitan in May

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

In May, Dapitan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dapitan 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Dapitan 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 Dapitan peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Dapitan?

Dapitan sits at 8.7°N, 123.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Dipolog, 14 km away.

Topography around Dapitan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dapitan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Dapitan is covered by trees (49%) and water (42%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

245 m

trees 49%

16 km

576 m

water 58%

80 km

2,368 m

water 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← April Dapitan year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Dipolog 14 km · Oroquieta 46 km · Mahayag 60 km · Molave 64 km · Ozamiz City 73 km · Dumaguete 73 km · Tangub 75 km · Tubod 78 km

Philippines travel facts

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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
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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 Dapitan (8.6561°, 123.4227°, 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27
29	29	27
30	29	27
31	29	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	68
3	69
4	70
5	71
6	72
7	73
8	73
9	74
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27
29	29	27
30	29	27
31	29	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	68
3	69
4	70
5	71
6	72
7	73
8	73
9	74
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27
29	29	27
30	29	27
31	29	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	29	71
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	68
3	69
4	70
5	71
6	72
7	73
8	73
9	74
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97