Jetafe weather in May

In May, Jetafe sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 86 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 23% 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 Jetafe's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jetafe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Jetafe is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bohol.

Density
278/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

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 Jetafe 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 about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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

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.

Jetafe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°13515.711.55.5
Feb27° / 26°10011.111.76.1
Mar28° / 26°711011.96.5
Apr28° / 27°487.812.26.3
May29° / 27°861712.54.6
Jun29° / 27°14422.112.63.7
Jul29° / 27°15521.412.53.8
Aug29° / 27°12317.212.34.2
Sep29° / 27°15220.412.13.9
Oct29° / 26°1832411.83.8
Nov28° / 26°17219.911.54.4
Dec28° / 26°17919.711.44.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
34951
44753
54654
64555
74357
84159
94060
103862
113763
123763
133664
143565
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312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jetafe gets around 86 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
341
442
544
645
747
848
949
1050
1151
1251
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1453
1554
1655
1756
1857
1958
2058
2159
2259
2360
2461
2562
2662
2763
2863
2963
3064
3164

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12575
22476
32377
42278
52179
62080
71981
81981
91882
101783
111684
121684
131585
141486
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
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1011calm
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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 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 5:30 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:305:51
212.45:305:51
312.45:295:51
412.45:295:52
512.45:295:52
612.45:285:52
712.45:285:52
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1312.45:265:53
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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 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
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216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jetafe

In seasonPeak

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

Jetafe 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 Jetafe?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jetafe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jetafe in May

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

In May, Jetafe sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jetafe 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Jetafe 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 Jetafe peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 24UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Jetafe?

Jetafe sits at 10.1°N, 124.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Inabanga, 16 km away.

Topography around Jetafe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jetafe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Jetafe is covered by water (54%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Inabanga 16 km · Cordova 26 km · Lapu-Lapu City 29 km · Mandaue City 32 km · Liloan 33 km · Consolacion 33 km · Cebu City 34 km · Apas 35 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 Jetafe (10.1472°, 124.1539°, 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).