Mariano weather in May

In May, Mariano sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 262 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Mariano's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
262 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Mariano reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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 about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23123
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How May really feels in Mariano

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.

Mariano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°26120.311.54.3
Feb29° / 22°20316.811.74.4
Mar30° / 22°15016.911.94.3
Apr30° / 23°1621812.23.8
May30° / 23°26226.512.42.9
Jun30° / 23°3512812.52.8
Jul29° / 23°29626.712.53.2
Aug30° / 23°23924.512.33.3
Sep29° / 23°25425.812.13.1
Oct29° / 23°28228.111.83.0
Nov29° / 23°25724.611.63.4
Dec29° / 23°22822.811.53.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
32872
42773
52674
62476
72476
82278
92179
102179
112179
122080
132080
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mariano gets around 262 mm of rain over 26.5 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 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
375
476
578
679
781
882
983
1084
1185
1286
1386
1487
1587
1688
1788
1888
1988
2088
2188
2288
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2488
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2689
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2889
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3090
3190

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16868
26859
36859
458510
558510
648511
748511
838512
938512
1038413
1128513
1228513
1328414
1418514
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2208416
2308416
2408416
2508416
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2708416
2808317
2908317
3008317
3108317

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
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264calm
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314calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:285:46
212.35:275:46
312.35:275:46
412.35:275:46
512.35:265:46
612.35:265:46
712.35:265:47
812.45:255:47
912.45:255:47
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1212.45:245:47
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mariano

In seasonPeak

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

Mariano 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 Mariano?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mariano.

What to pack for Mariano in May

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

In May, Mariano sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mariano 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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mariano 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 Mariano peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Mariano?

Mariano sits at 8.8°N, 125.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Gingoog, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Mariano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,298 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,836 m.

The land around Mariano is covered by water (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
309 m
16 km
2,298 m
80 km
2,836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gingoog 2.0 km · Buenavista 36 km · Libertad 44 km · Jasaan 44 km · Butuan 49 km · Tagoloan 52 km · Bugo 53 km · Cabadbaran 56 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 Mariano (8.8333°, 125.1167°, 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).