Ormoc weather in May

In May, Ormoc sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 127 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 16% 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 Ormoc's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ormoc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ormoc is city of the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
389/km²
people per km²
Founded
1834

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 Ormoc 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 30°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)
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How May really feels in Ormoc

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.

Ormoc weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°12516.511.44.7
Feb29° / 24°941211.64.9
Mar30° / 24°7811.611.94.9
Apr31° / 25°531012.24.6
May31° / 26°12718.112.53.6
Jun30° / 26°24123.612.63.1
Jul30° / 25°28927.612.62.9
Aug30° / 26°22525.112.43.1
Sep30° / 25°26926.112.13.0
Oct30° / 25°25326.611.83.1
Nov30° / 25°16520.311.53.8
Dec29° / 25°19619.711.44.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34555
44456
54258
64060
73961
83862
93664
103664
113466
123466
133367
143268
153268
163268
173169
183070
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203070
212971
222971
232872
242872
252872
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272674
282674
292575
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ormoc gets around 127 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
342
443
544
645
746
848
949
1050
1151
1253
1354
1456
1558
1659
1761
1862
1963
2065
2166
2267
2368
2469
2569
2670
2770
2870
2971
3071
3171

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13466
23367
33169
43070
52971
62773
72674
82575
92476
102278
112179
122080
131981
141882
151684
161585
171486
181387
191288
201189
211090
22991
23892
24892
25793
26793
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
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317calm

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 5:27 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:275:50
212.45:275:50
312.45:265:51
412.45:265:51
512.45:265:51
612.45:255:51
712.45:255:51
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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 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ormoc

In seasonPeak

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

Ormoc 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 Ormoc?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ormoc.

What to pack for Ormoc in May

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

In May, Ormoc sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ormoc 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 15 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ormoc 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 Ormoc peaks around April 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Ormoc?

Ormoc sits at 11.0°N, 124.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Burauen, 31 km away.

Topography around Ormoc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ormoc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,193 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,304 m.

The land around Ormoc is covered by water (41%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,193 m
80 km
1,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Burauen 31 km · Carigara 33 km · Baybay 42 km · Palo 45 km · Tanauan 46 km · Tacloban 51 km · Panalanoy 51 km · Abuyog 53 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 Ormoc (11.0064°, 124.6075°, elevation 11 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).