Mercedes weather in May

In May, Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 146 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.6 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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mercedes's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:25 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Mercedes is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Norte.

Density
309/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mercedes 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 about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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

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.

Mercedes 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° / 24°16019.911.35.0
Feb27° / 24°11315.311.55.5
Mar28° / 24°10515.611.95.3
Apr30° / 25°6313.112.34.9
May31° / 26°14619.112.63.7
Jun31° / 26°1822412.83.0
Jul30° / 26°26927.112.82.9
Aug30° / 26°22025.412.53.0
Sep30° / 26°27826.212.13.0
Oct29° / 25°26526.611.73.3
Nov28° / 25°24925.311.33.7
Dec27° / 24°31725.911.24.1

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35743
45644
55446
65347
75248
85050
94852
104753
114555
124456
134357
144159
154159
163961
173961
183862
193664
203565
213565
223367
233367
243169
253070
262971
272872
282971
292872
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mercedes gets around 146 mm of rain over 19.1 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 61% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
349
450
551
652
753
853
954
1055
1155
1256
1357
1459
1560
1661
1762
1863
1965
2066
2167
2268
2369
2470
2571
2672
2772
2873
2973
3073
3173

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12278
22179
32080
41981
51783
61684
71585
81486
91387
101387
111288
121189
131090
141090
15991
16892
17793
18793
19694
20694
21595
22595
23595
24496
25496
26496
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
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2010calm
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2210calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:306:00
212.55:306:00
312.55:296:00
412.55:296:01
512.55:286:01
612.65:286:01
712.65:286:01
812.65:276:02
912.65:276:02
1012.65:276:02
1112.65:266:02
1212.65:266:03
1312.65:266:03
1412.65:256:03
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1712.75:246:04
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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 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.96 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
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mercedes

In seasonPeak

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

Mercedes 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 Mercedes?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mercedes.

What to pack for Mercedes in May

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

In May, Mercedes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mercedes 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Mercedes 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 Mercedes peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highAug 19UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Mercedes?

Mercedes sits at 14.1°N, 123.0°E, 4 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Daet, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,954 m.

The land around Mercedes is covered by water (53%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
545 m
80 km
1,954 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Daet 6.0 km · Vinzons 13 km · Labo 20 km · Jose Pañganiban 40 km · Calabanga 50 km · Magarao 53 km · Naga 58 km · Goa 69 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 Mercedes (14.1093°, 123.0109°, elevation 4 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).