Surigao weather in May

In May, Surigao sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 74 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 21% 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 Surigao's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surigao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 74 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:21 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Surigao reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°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.

	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	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	27
19	32	27
20	33	27
21	33	27
22	33	27
23	33	27
24	33	27
25	33	27
26	33	27
27	33	27
28	33	27
29	33	27
30	33	27
31	33	27

How May really feels in Surigao

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.

Surigao weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	274	24.9	11.5	3.6
Feb	29° / 25°	205	19.8	11.7	3.9
Mar	30° / 25°	133	18.2	11.9	4.0
Apr	31° / 26°	80	13.7	12.2	3.9
May	32° / 26°	74	15	12.4	3.3
Jun	32° / 26°	125	19	12.6	3.0
Jul	31° / 26°	136	19	12.5	3.2
Aug	32° / 26°	102	15	12.3	3.4
Sep	32° / 26°	113	17.3	12.1	3.2
Oct	31° / 26°	158	23.1	11.8	3.1
Nov	30° / 26°	193	22.6	11.6	3.3
Dec	29° / 25°	224	25.4	11.4	3.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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.

	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 (%)	46	45	44	43	41	39	39	38	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	35	35	34	33	32	31	29
Cloudier (%)	54	55	56	57	59	61	61	62	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	65	65	66	67	68	69	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	31	69
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Surigao gets around 74 mm of rain over 15 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

	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	49	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	51

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.

	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 (%)	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15
Miserable (%)	79	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

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 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	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	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 5:45 PM to 5:51 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)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	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	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:25	5:45
2	12.3	5:25	5:46
3	12.4	5:24	5:46
4	12.4	5:24	5:46
5	12.4	5:24	5:46
6	12.4	5:23	5:46
7	12.4	5:23	5:46
8	12.4	5:23	5:46
9	12.4	5:22	5:46
10	12.4	5:22	5:47
11	12.4	5:22	5:47
12	12.4	5:22	5:47
13	12.4	5:21	5:47
14	12.4	5:21	5:47
15	12.4	5:21	5:47
16	12.4	5:21	5:48
17	12.5	5:21	5:48
18	12.5	5:21	5:48
19	12.5	5:20	5:48
20	12.5	5:20	5:49
21	12.5	5:20	5:49
22	12.5	5:20	5:49
23	12.5	5:20	5:49
24	12.5	5:20	5:49
25	12.5	5:20	5:50
26	12.5	5:20	5:50
27	12.5	5:20	5:50
28	12.5	5:20	5:50
29	12.5	5:20	5:51
30	12.5	5:20	5:51
31	12.5	5:20	5:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.11 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Surigao

In seasonPeak

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

Surigao 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 Surigao?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Surigao.

What to pack for Surigao in May

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

In May, Surigao sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Surigao 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 16 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°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)	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

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

UV index in Surigao 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 Surigao peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (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)	11	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Location & terrain

Where is Surigao?

Surigao sits at 9.8°N, 125.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is San Jose, 44 km away.

Topography around Surigao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surigao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,905 m.

The land around Surigao is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

water 63%

16 km

862 m

water 56%

80 km

1,905 m

water 72%

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

May weather nearby: San Jose 44 km · Siargao 62 km · Cabadbaran 74 km · Maasin 81 km · Buenavista 91 km · Butuan 94 km · Libertad 94 km · Tandag 110 km

Philippines travel facts

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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
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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 Surigao (9.789°, 125.495°, elevation 10 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	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	27
19	32	27
20	33	27
21	33	27
22	33	27
23	33	27
24	33	27
25	33	27
26	33	27
27	33	27
28	33	27
29	33	27
30	33	27
31	33	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	31	69
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	51

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	27
19	32	27
20	33	27
21	33	27
22	33	27
23	33	27
24	33	27
25	33	27
26	33	27
27	33	27
28	33	27
29	33	27
30	33	27
31	33	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	31	69
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	51

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	26
2	32	26
3	32	26
4	32	26
5	32	26
6	32	26
7	32	26
8	32	26
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	26
13	32	26
14	32	26
15	32	26
16	32	26
17	32	26
18	32	27
19	32	27
20	33	27
21	33	27
22	33	27
23	33	27
24	33	27
25	33	27
26	33	27
27	33	27
28	33	27
29	33	27
30	33	27
31	33	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	31	69
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	50
4	50
5	50
6	51
7	51
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	46
25	46
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	50
31	51

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	21	79
2	20	80
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85