Guihulñgan weather in May

In May, Guihulñgan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 173 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Guihulñgan's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guihulñgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Guihulñgan is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
59/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guihulñgan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Guihulñgan

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Guihulñgan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°11918.111.54.2
Feb30° / 23°10814.111.74.3
Mar31° / 23°9815.111.93.9
Apr33° / 24°8213.612.23.3
May33° / 24°17323.212.52.5
Jun32° / 24°27426.912.62.4
Jul31° / 24°29428.112.52.6
Aug31° / 24°24426.912.32.6
Sep31° / 24°27327.612.12.5
Oct31° / 24°24327.511.82.7
Nov30° / 24°16723.511.53.1
Dec30° / 23°1862311.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
23961
33862
43664
53565
63466
73367
83169
93070
102971
112773
122773
132674
142575
152476
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202179
212179
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guihulñgan gets around 173 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
460
561
663
764
866
968
1069
1171
1273
1374
1476
1577
1678
1779
1880
1981
2081
2182
2282
2382
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114653
214554
314455
404357
504258
604159
704060
803961
903862
1003763
1103565
1203466
1303367
1403268
1503169
1602971
1702872
1802773
1902674
2002575
2102476
2202377
2302278
2402278
2502179
2602179
2702179
2802080
2902080
3001981
3101981

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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315calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:345:55
212.45:335:55
312.45:335:55
412.45:325:55
512.45:325:55
612.45:325:55
712.45:315:55
812.45:315:56
912.45:315:56
1012.45:315:56
1112.45:305:56
1212.45:305:56
1312.45:305:56
1412.45:305:57
1512.55:295:57
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
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145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guihulñgan

In seasonPeak

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

Guihulñgan 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 Guihulñgan?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guihulñgan.

What to pack for Guihulñgan in May

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

In May, Guihulñgan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Guihulñgan 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 Guihulñgan 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 Guihulñgan peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Guihulñgan?

Guihulñgan sits at 10.1°N, 123.3°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Tinongan, 28 km away.

Topography around Guihulñgan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guihulñgan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Guihulñgan is covered by water (47%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
966 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Tinongan 28 km · Canlaon 30 km · Isabela 33 km · La Castellana 36 km · Pinamungahan 38 km · Sibonga 39 km · Carcar 40 km · Himamaylan 44 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 Guihulñgan (10.1195°, 123.2729°, elevation 3 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).