Kalibo (poblacion) weather in May

In May, Kalibo (poblacion) sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 138 mm of rain across 22.2 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Kalibo (poblacion)'s 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalibo (poblacion)'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kalibo (poblacion) is barangay and town center of the municipality of Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.

Founded
1571

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kalibo (poblacion) reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Kalibo (poblacion)

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.

Kalibo (poblacion) 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
Jan27° / 25°20224.911.44.3
Feb27° / 25°13317.911.65.0
Mar28° / 25°12218.411.95.0
Apr29° / 26°7215.412.34.9
May30° / 26°13822.212.53.6
Jun30° / 26°21225.912.73.0
Jul29° / 26°28127.312.63.1
Aug29° / 26°20823.712.43.4
Sep29° / 26°23825.412.13.2
Oct29° / 26°24527.611.73.2
Nov29° / 26°23727.511.53.3
Dec28° / 25°32928.211.33.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45446
55347
65149
75050
84852
94654
104555
114357
124258
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143763
153664
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312278

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kalibo (poblacion) gets around 138 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3182

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1397
2397
3397
4298
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7298
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light 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 5:35 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:356:00
212.45:356:00
312.45:356:00
412.45:346:00
512.45:346:01
612.55:346:01
712.55:336:01
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
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85.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kalibo (poblacion)

In seasonPeak

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

Kalibo (poblacion) 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 Kalibo (poblacion)?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kalibo (poblacion).

What to pack for Kalibo (poblacion) in May

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

In May, Kalibo (poblacion) sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kalibo (poblacion) 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
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Kalibo (poblacion) 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 Kalibo (poblacion) peaks around April 11 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 highApr 11UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Kalibo (poblacion)?

Kalibo (poblacion) sits at 11.7°N, 122.4°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Pandan, 29 km away.

EstanciaRomblonEnrique B. MagalonaIloilo

Topography around Kalibo (poblacion)

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kalibo (poblacion).

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalibo (poblacion) has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,033 m.

The land around Kalibo (poblacion) is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
648 m
80 km
2,033 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Pandan 29 km · Roxas City 44 km · Boracay 56 km · Passi 73 km · Estancia 90 km · Romblon 97 km · Enrique B. Magalona 114 km · Iloilo 114 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 Kalibo (poblacion) (11.7061°, 122.3644°, 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).