Masbate weather in May

In May, Masbate sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 141 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 20% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Masbate's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masbate's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 141 mm; 21.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:25 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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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 Masbate reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	27
2	32	27
3	32	27
4	32	27
5	32	27
6	32	27
7	32	27
8	32	27
9	32	27
10	32	27
11	32	27
12	32	27
13	32	27
14	32	27
15	32	27
16	32	27
17	32	27
18	31	27
19	31	27
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	27
23	31	27
24	31	27
25	31	27
26	31	27
27	31	27
28	31	27
29	31	27
30	31	27
31	31	27

How May really feels in Masbate

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Masbate weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	87	12.1	11.4	5.3
Feb	29° / 25°	58	8.8	11.6	5.5
Mar	30° / 25°	58	10.8	11.9	5.0
Apr	31° / 26°	58	11.1	12.3	4.3
May	31° / 27°	141	21.2	12.6	3.2
Jun	31° / 26°	233	26.4	12.7	2.6
Jul	30° / 26°	297	28.1	12.7	2.7
Aug	30° / 26°	224	25.7	12.4	2.9
Sep	30° / 26°	262	26.6	12.1	2.8
Oct	30° / 26°	227	26.5	11.7	3.0
Nov	30° / 26°	134	20.7	11.4	3.7
Dec	29° / 25°	172	18	11.3	4.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	54	53	51	50	48	47	46	44	43	41	41	39	37	37	35	35	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	26	26	25	25	24	24	24
Cloudier (%)	46	47	49	50	52	53	54	56	57	59	59	61	63	63	65	65	67	68	68	69	70	71	72	72	74	74	75	75	76	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	39	61
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Masbate gets around 141 mm of rain over 21.2 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 68% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	50	52	53	54	55	56	58	59	60	61	62	63	65	66	68	69	71	72	74	75	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	55
7	56
8	58
9	59
10	60
11	61
12	62
13	63
14	65
15	66
16	68
17	69
18	71
19	72
20	74
21	75
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Miserable (%)	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:30	5:56
2	12.4	5:29	5:56
3	12.5	5:29	5:56
4	12.5	5:28	5:56
5	12.5	5:28	5:56
6	12.5	5:28	5:57
7	12.5	5:27	5:57
8	12.5	5:27	5:57
9	12.5	5:27	5:57
10	12.5	5:26	5:57
11	12.5	5:26	5:58
12	12.5	5:26	5:58
13	12.5	5:25	5:58
14	12.6	5:25	5:58
15	12.6	5:25	5:59
16	12.6	5:25	5:59
17	12.6	5:24	5:59
18	12.6	5:24	5:59
19	12.6	5:24	6:00
20	12.6	5:24	6:00
21	12.6	5:24	6:00
22	12.6	5:24	6:00
23	12.6	5:23	6:01
24	12.6	5:23	6:01
25	12.6	5:23	6:01
26	12.6	5:23	6:01
27	12.6	5:23	6:02
28	12.7	5:23	6:02
29	12.7	5:23	6:02
30	12.7	5:23	6:03
31	12.7	5:23	6:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Masbate

In seasonPeak

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

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

Masbate'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 Masbate?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masbate.

What to pack for Masbate in May

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

In May, Masbate sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Masbate 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 at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	26	26	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	26	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Masbate 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 Masbate peaks around April 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	11	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Masbate?

Masbate sits at 12.4°N, 123.6°E, 12 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bulan, 43 km away.

Topography around Masbate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masbate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Masbate is covered by water (64%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

183 m

water 64%

16 km

690 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,509 m

water 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← April Masbate year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Bulan 43 km · Irosin 57 km · Donsol 59 km · Sorsogon 78 km · Gubat 82 km · Esperanza 84 km · Legaspi 86 km · Tagas 89 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

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 Masbate (12.3717°, 123.6249°, elevation 12 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	27
2	32	27
3	32	27
4	32	27
5	32	27
6	32	27
7	32	27
8	32	27
9	32	27
10	32	27
11	32	27
12	32	27
13	32	27
14	32	27
15	32	27
16	32	27
17	32	27
18	31	27
19	31	27
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	27
23	31	27
24	31	27
25	31	27
26	31	27
27	31	27
28	31	27
29	31	27
30	31	27
31	31	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	39	61
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	55
7	56
8	58
9	59
10	60
11	61
12	62
13	63
14	65
15	66
16	68
17	69
18	71
19	72
20	74
21	75
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	27
2	32	27
3	32	27
4	32	27
5	32	27
6	32	27
7	32	27
8	32	27
9	32	27
10	32	27
11	32	27
12	32	27
13	32	27
14	32	27
15	32	27
16	32	27
17	32	27
18	31	27
19	31	27
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	27
23	31	27
24	31	27
25	31	27
26	31	27
27	31	27
28	31	27
29	31	27
30	31	27
31	31	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	39	61
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	55
7	56
8	58
9	59
10	60
11	61
12	62
13	63
14	65
15	66
16	68
17	69
18	71
19	72
20	74
21	75
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	27
2	32	27
3	32	27
4	32	27
5	32	27
6	32	27
7	32	27
8	32	27
9	32	27
10	32	27
11	32	27
12	32	27
13	32	27
14	32	27
15	32	27
16	32	27
17	32	27
18	31	27
19	31	27
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	27
23	31	27
24	31	27
25	31	27
26	31	27
27	31	27
28	31	27
29	31	27
30	31	27
31	31	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	39	61
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	29	71
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	52
4	53
5	54
6	55
7	56
8	58
9	59
10	60
11	61
12	62
13	63
14	65
15	66
16	68
17	69
18	71
19	72
20	74
21	75
22	77
23	78
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100