Prosperidad weather in May

In May, Prosperidad sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 189 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Prosperidad's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prosperidad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
76%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Prosperidad is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Agusan del Sur.

Density
178/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 Prosperidad 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 30°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Prosperidad

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.

Prosperidad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°26924.211.63.5
Feb30° / 24°18820.111.73.6
Mar30° / 24°15620.211.93.7
Apr31° / 24°11918.312.23.3
May32° / 25°18926.312.42.4
Jun32° / 25°23626.912.52.3
Jul32° / 25°23026.812.42.4
Aug32° / 25°21925.312.32.3
Sep33° / 25°2072512.12.3
Oct32° / 24°20626.511.82.4
Nov31° / 24°19323.811.62.9
Dec30° / 24°21324.411.53.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33169
43070
52971
62971
72773
82674
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prosperidad gets around 189 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 87% 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
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1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2186
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3086
3186

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2892
3793
4793
5694
6595
7595
8496
9496
10496
11397
12397
13397
14397
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30298
31298

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
16calm
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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 5:25 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:255:43
212.35:245:43
312.35:245:43
412.35:245:43
512.35:235:43
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712.35:235:43
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912.45:225:43
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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 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Prosperidad

In seasonPeak

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

Prosperidad 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 Prosperidad?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prosperidad.

What to pack for Prosperidad in May

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

In May, Prosperidad sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Prosperidad 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 53 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
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Prosperidad 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 Prosperidad peaks around March 21 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 21UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Prosperidad in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Prosperidad is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1516 µg/m³Feb 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prosperidad?

Prosperidad sits at 8.6°N, 125.9°E, 39 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bah-Bah, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Prosperidad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prosperidad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Prosperidad is covered by trees (61%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
1,897 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Bah-Bah 4.0 km · San Francisco 8.0 km · Talacogon 18 km · Bayugan 24 km · Tagbina 33 km · Bunawan 47 km · Hinatuan 53 km · Butuan 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 Prosperidad (8.58°, 125.8964°, elevation 39 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).