Maasin weather in May

In May, Maasin sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 142 mm of rain across 21 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Maasin's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maasin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maasin reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13126
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How May really feels in Maasin

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.

Maasin 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
Jan29° / 25°16118.811.54.4
Feb29° / 24°12214.311.74.6
Mar30° / 25°9814.911.94.5
Apr31° / 25°7413.412.24.2
May31° / 26°1422112.53.3
Jun30° / 26°23125.312.63.0
Jul30° / 26°26327.412.53.0
Aug30° / 26°21624.412.33.2
Sep30° / 26°2352612.13.0
Oct30° / 25°25727.611.83.0
Nov30° / 25°19322.611.53.5
Dec29° / 25°19121.911.43.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24258
34060
44060
53862
63664
73466
83466
93268
103169
113169
123169
133169
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
193169
203169
213268
223169
233169
243070
253070
262971
272971
282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maasin gets around 142 mm of rain over 21 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 67% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
254
355
456
557
659
760
861
962
1063
1165
1266
1367
1468
1569
1670
1771
1871
1972
2072
2172
2273
2373
2473
2574
2674
2774
2875
2975
3075
3176

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13466
23268
33169
42971
52872
62773
72575
82476
92278
102179
112080
121981
131882
141684
151585
161486
171387
181288
191288
201189
211090
22991
23892
24793
25694
26595
27496
28496
29397
30397
31397

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
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109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

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 5:27 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:275:48
212.45:275:49
312.45:275:49
412.45:265:49
512.45:265:49
612.45:255:49
712.45:255:49
812.45:255:49
912.45:255:49
1012.45:245:50
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1412.45:235:50
1512.55:235:51
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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 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
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216.0Intense
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246.0Intense
256.0Bright
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276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maasin

In seasonPeak

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

Maasin 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 Maasin?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maasin.

What to pack for Maasin in May

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

In May, Maasin sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maasin in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Maasin 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 Maasin peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Maasin?

Maasin sits at 10.1°N, 124.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Inopacan, 42 km away.

Inabanga

Topography around Maasin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maasin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m.

The land around Maasin is covered by trees (48%) and water (45%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
1,176 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Inopacan 42 km · Baybay 61 km · Abuyog 71 km · Jagna 74 km · Jetafe 75 km · San Jose 80 km · Surigao 81 km · Inabanga 85 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 Maasin (10.1327°, 124.8408°, 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).