Kabacan weather in May

In May, Kabacan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 213 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kabacan's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabacan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:27 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Kabacan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cotabato.

Density
71/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kabacan reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33425
43425
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How May really feels in Kabacan

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.

Kabacan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°2312211.62.8
Feb33° / 24°19218.111.82.7
Mar34° / 24°19319.4122.4
Apr35° / 25°1642012.22.0
May34° / 25°21324.512.32.0
Jun33° / 25°2102512.42.3
Jul32° / 25°16824.312.42.6
Aug32° / 25°14021.312.22.8
Sep32° / 25°11819.8122.7
Oct32° / 25°18023.411.82.5
Nov33° / 24°21823.611.72.4
Dec32° / 24°21223.311.62.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42674
52674
62575
72476
82278
92278
102278
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
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192179
202179
212179
222179
232179
242278
252278
262179
272179
282080
292080
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kabacan gets around 213 mm of rain over 24.5 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
376
477
578
679
780
880
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1480
1580
1680
1779
1879
1978
2078
2177
2277
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3078
3178

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113168
212970
312871
412772
512673
612574
712475
812376
902278
1002179
1102080
1202080
1301981
1401882
1501783
1601783
1701684
1801684
1901585
2001585
2101585
2201585
2301585
2401684
2501684
2601684
2701684
2801684
2901783
3001783
3101783

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 5:30 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:305:45
212.35:305:45
312.35:305:45
412.35:305:45
512.35:295:45
612.35:295:46
712.35:295:46
812.35:295:46
912.35:285:46
1012.35:285:46
1112.35:285:46
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1412.35:285:46
1512.35:275:46
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2712.45:275:49
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3112.45:275:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kabacan?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabacan.

What to pack for Kabacan in May

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

In May, Kabacan sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabacan 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 Kabacan peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kabacan 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 Kabacan is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1323 µg/m³Jun 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabacan?

Kabacan sits at 7.1°N, 124.8°E, 24 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Talitay, 16 km away.

Topography around Kabacan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabacan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,917 m.

The land around Kabacan is covered by cropland (64%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
2,917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Talitay 16 km · Kidapawan 31 km · General Salipada K. Pendatun 33 km · Midsayap 34 km · Malingao 40 km · Sultan sa Barongis 40 km · Buluan 43 km · Budta 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 Kabacan (7.1067°, 124.8292°, elevation 24 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. 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).