El Nido weather in May

In May, El Nido sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 179 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Nido's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Nido's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 179 mm; 22.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:43 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

El Nido is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan.

Density: 56/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1916

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in El Nido reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How May really feels in El Nido

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.

El Nido weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	54	8.6	11.4	6.0
Feb	29° / 25°	39	5.9	11.6	6.2
Mar	29° / 26°	47	6.8	11.9	5.9
Apr	30° / 27°	57	10.2	12.2	4.9
May	30° / 27°	179	22.5	12.5	3.4
Jun	30° / 26°	287	26.7	12.6	2.9
Jul	29° / 26°	362	27.9	12.6	3.0
Aug	29° / 26°	296	25.1	12.4	3.3
Sep	29° / 26°	331	26.5	12.1	3.2
Oct	29° / 26°	264	26.7	11.7	3.3
Nov	29° / 26°	202	20.8	11.5	4.0
Dec	29° / 26°	177	17	11.4	4.8

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 12% 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 (%)	54	53	51	50	46	45	44	42	41	38	36	36	34	31	30	28	28	26	24	23	23	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	14
Cloudier (%)	46	47	49	50	54	55	56	58	59	62	64	64	66	69	70	72	72	74	76	77	77	80	81	81	82	83	84	84	85	85	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	38	62
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	34	66
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Nido gets around 179 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 85% 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 (%)	50	52	54	55	57	59	61	63	65	67	69	70	72	73	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	52
3	54
4	55
5	57
6	59
7	61
8	63
9	65
10	67
11	69
12	70
13	72
14	73
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	84
27	84
28	84
29	85
30	85
31	85

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 90% 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 (%)	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5
Miserable (%)	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

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 15 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)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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

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

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 5:48 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:48	6:11
2	12.4	5:47	6:11
3	12.4	5:47	6:12
4	12.4	5:47	6:12
5	12.4	5:46	6:12
6	12.4	5:46	6:12
7	12.4	5:46	6:12
8	12.5	5:45	6:12
9	12.5	5:45	6:13
10	12.5	5:45	6:13
11	12.5	5:44	6:13
12	12.5	5:44	6:13
13	12.5	5:44	6:13
14	12.5	5:44	6:14
15	12.5	5:44	6:14
16	12.5	5:43	6:14
17	12.5	5:43	6:14
18	12.5	5:43	6:14
19	12.5	5:43	6:15
20	12.5	5:43	6:15
21	12.5	5:42	6:15
22	12.6	5:42	6:15
23	12.6	5:42	6:16
24	12.6	5:42	6:16
25	12.6	5:42	6:16
26	12.6	5:42	6:17
27	12.6	5:42	6:17
28	12.6	5:42	6:17
29	12.6	5:42	6:17
30	12.6	5:42	6:18
31	12.6	5:42	6:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Nido

In seasonPeak

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

El Nido sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

El Nido's rainy season runs May–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit El Nido?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Nido.

What to pack for El Nido in May

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

In May, El Nido sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near El Nido 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 May 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in El Nido 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 El Nido peaks around August 17 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	14	12	13	13	14	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is El Nido?

El Nido sits at 11.2°N, 119.4°E, 36 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Roxas, 96 km away.

Topography around El Nido

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Nido has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 979 m.

The land around El Nido is covered by trees (49%) and water (46%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and water (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

440 m

trees 49%

16 km

666 m

water 55%

80 km

979 m

water 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

May weather nearby: Roxas 96 km · Culion 104 km · Coron 126 km · Puerto Princesa 176 km · San Jose 224 km · Sablayan 236 km · Narra 239 km · Mamburao 261 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

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 El Nido (11.1858°, 119.3956°, elevation 36 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	31	27
2	31	27
3	31	27
4	31	27
5	31	27
6	31	27
7	31	27
8	30	27
9	30	27
10	30	27
11	30	27
12	30	27
13	30	27
14	30	27
15	30	27
16	30	27
17	30	27
18	30	26
19	30	26
20	30	26
21	30	26
22	30	26
23	30	26
24	30	26
25	30	26
26	30	26
27	30	26
28	30	26
29	30	26
30	30	26
31	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	38	62
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	34	66
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	52
3	54
4	55
5	57
6	59
7	61
8	63
9	65
10	67
11	69
12	70
13	72
14	73
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	84
27	84
28	84
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	38	62
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	34	66
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	52
3	54
4	55
5	57
6	59
7	61
8	63
9	65
10	67
11	69
12	70
13	72
14	73
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	84
27	84
28	84
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	38	62
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	34	66
14	31	69
15	30	70
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	24	76
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	52
3	54
4	55
5	57
6	59
7	61
8	63
9	65
10	67
11	69
12	70
13	72
14	73
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	83
26	84
27	84
28	84
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	5	95
31	5	95