Kabankalan weather in May

In May, Kabankalan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 267 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kabankalan's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabankalan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kabankalan is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental.

Density
302/km²
people per km²
Founded
1907

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 Kabankalan 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 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Kabankalan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°10814.511.54.2
Feb31° / 23°10111.311.74.1
Mar33° / 23°11712.311.93.5
Apr34° / 24°12914.112.22.8
May33° / 24°26725.512.52.4
Jun31° / 24°37528.412.62.4
Jul30° / 24°37929.412.52.6
Aug30° / 24°31427.612.32.7
Sep30° / 24°35628.512.12.6
Oct30° / 24°31728.911.82.6
Nov31° / 23°20222.911.53.1
Dec30° / 23°18220.111.43.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33367
43268
53070
62971
72773
82575
92476
102377
112179
122080
132080
141882
151684
161684
171684
181585
191585
201486
211486
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301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kabankalan gets around 267 mm of rain over 25.5 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 81% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
263
365
466
568
670
772
873
975
1076
1178
1280
1381
1482
1584
1685
1785
1886
1987
2088
2188
2289
2389
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2991
3091
3191

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
143660
243462
343363
433166
533067
632869
722771
822672
922573
1012475
1112277
1212178
1302080
1401981
1501783
1601684
1701585
1801486
1901387
2001288
2101189
2201090
230991
240892
250892
260793
270793
280793
290694
300694
310694

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:365:56
212.45:355:56
312.45:355:57
412.45:345:57
512.45:345:57
612.45:345:57
712.45:335:57
812.45:335:57
912.45:335:57
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1112.45:325:58
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1512.45:315:58
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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 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
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145.6Bright
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185.5Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kabankalan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kabankalan'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 Kabankalan?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabankalan.

What to pack for Kabankalan in May

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

In May, Kabankalan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kabankalan 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 17 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
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Kabankalan 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 Kabankalan peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 highMar 23UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Kabankalan?

Kabankalan sits at 10.0°N, 122.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Suay, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kabankalan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabankalan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,456 m.

The land around Kabankalan is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
841 m
80 km
2,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Suay 8.0 km · Himamaylan 14 km · Binalbagan 24 km · Isabela 31 km · Hinigaran 32 km · Tinongan 35 km · La Castellana 44 km · La Carlota 50 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 Kabankalan (9.9839°, 122.8142°, elevation 11 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).