Pinamalayan weather in May

In May, Pinamalayan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 170 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pinamalayan's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pinamalayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:32 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Pinamalayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Oriental Mindoro.

Density
154/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pinamalayan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Pinamalayan

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Pinamalayan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°31826.311.33.6
Feb29° / 23°2352111.63.9
Mar30° / 23°21022.811.93.7
Apr31° / 24°10919.912.33.4
May32° / 25°17024.512.62.6
Jun32° / 25°21724.912.82.5
Jul31° / 25°31327.612.72.4
Aug32° / 25°25925.812.42.5
Sep31° / 25°33827.612.12.4
Oct31° / 24°29027.811.72.7
Nov30° / 24°35727.711.42.9
Dec29° / 24°58128.911.23.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35545
45446
55248
65149
75050
84951
94753
104555
114357
124258
133961
143862
153763
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193169
203070
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pinamalayan gets around 170 mm of rain over 24.5 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 78% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
377
477
577
677
777
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1176
1275
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1475
1576
1676
1776
1877
1978
2078
2179
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3183

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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111782
211782
311683
411683
511584
611584
701486
801486
901486
1001387
1101387
1201387
1301288
1401288
1501189
1601090
1701090
180991
190991
200892
210793
220793
230694
240694
250595
260595
270496
280496
290496
300496
310496

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:386:05
212.55:376:05
312.55:376:05
412.55:366:06
512.55:366:06
612.55:366:06
712.55:356:06
812.55:356:06
912.55:346:07
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1212.65:336:07
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pinamalayan

In seasonPeak

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

Pinamalayan 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 Pinamalayan?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pinamalayan.

What to pack for Pinamalayan in May

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

In May, Pinamalayan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pinamalayan 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 20 km away) 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
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Pinamalayan 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 Pinamalayan peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 17UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Pinamalayan?

Pinamalayan sits at 13.0°N, 121.5°E, 19 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Victoria, 25 km away.

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Topography around Pinamalayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pinamalayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,520 m.

The land around Pinamalayan is covered by cropland (64%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
742 m
80 km
2,520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Victoria 25 km · Calapan 51 km · Mansalay 59 km · Rosario 70 km · Puerto Galera 75 km · Sablayan 79 km · San Jose 88 km · Batangas 90 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 Pinamalayan (13.046°, 121.4621°, elevation 19 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).