Estancia weather in May

In May, Estancia sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 130 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 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 Estancia's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Estancia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Estancia is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo.

Density
1,868/km²
people per km²

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 Estancia 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Estancia

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.

Estancia 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
Jan26° / 25°16920.811.45.0
Feb26° / 25°11216.211.65.5
Mar27° / 26°10116.211.95.8
Apr28° / 27°7814.812.25.7
May29° / 27°13021.312.54.3
Jun29° / 27°21024.712.73.5
Jul28° / 27°22324.912.63.6
Aug28° / 27°16121.312.44.0
Sep28° / 26°21223.512.13.7
Oct28° / 26°26826.411.73.8
Nov28° / 26°2682611.53.9
Dec27° / 26°31826.211.34.2

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35842
45743
55446
65347
75248
85149
94852
104753
114654
124555
134357
144258
154159
164060
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193763
203763
213664
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293169
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312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Estancia gets around 130 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.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
460
561
662
763
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1569
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12377
22278
32179
42080
52080
61981
71882
81783
91684
101684
111585
121486
131387
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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416light breeze
516light 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 5:33 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:335:57
212.45:325:57
312.45:325:57
412.45:315:57
512.45:315:57
612.45:315:57
712.55:305:58
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Estancia

In seasonPeak

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

Estancia 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 Estancia?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Estancia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Estancia in May

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

In May, Estancia sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Estancia 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 19 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
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Estancia 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 Estancia peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 11UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Estancia in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Estancia is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1717 µg/m³Feb 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Estancia?

Estancia sits at 11.5°N, 123.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Roxas City, 46 km away.

Topography around Estancia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Estancia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,497 m.

The land around Estancia is covered by water (53%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
724 m
80 km
1,497 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Roxas City 46 km · Manapla 55 km · Cadiz 58 km · Victorias 62 km · Sagay 64 km · Enrique B. Magalona 67 km · Paraiso 67 km · Passi 68 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 Estancia (11.4551°, 123.152°, elevation 9 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).