Tagbina weather in May

In May, Tagbina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 159 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Tagbina's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tagbina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tagbina is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Sur.

Density
120/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tagbina reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Tagbina

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.

Tagbina weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°41728.111.63.8
Feb27° / 24°29724.211.73.9
Mar28° / 24°22625.611.94.0
Apr29° / 25°14823.512.23.9
May29° / 26°15925.912.43.3
Jun30° / 26°17925.212.53.2
Jul30° / 25°17025.312.43.2
Aug30° / 26°1682312.33.3
Sep30° / 26°16123.4123.2
Oct30° / 25°17725.511.83.2
Nov29° / 25°21925.611.63.5
Dec28° / 25°29527.111.53.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
23961
33961
43664
53565
63466
73367
83268
93169
103169
113169
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193169
203268
213268
223268
233268
243169
253169
263169
272971
282971
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tagbina gets around 159 mm of rain over 25.9 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 83% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
384
485
585
686
786
887
987
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1586
1686
1785
1885
1984
2083
2182
2281
2380
2480
2579
2679
2778
2878
2978
3078
3178

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11486
21387
31288
41288
51189
61189
71189
81090
91090
101090
11991
12991
13991
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19793
20793
21793
22694
23694
24694
25694
26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

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 5:24 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:245:41
212.35:235:41
312.35:235:41
412.35:235:42
512.35:225:42
612.35:225:42
712.35:225:42
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912.35:215:42
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tagbina

In seasonPeak

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

Tagbina 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 Tagbina?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tagbina.

What to pack for Tagbina in May

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

In May, Tagbina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tagbina 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 24 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 Tagbina 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 Tagbina 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 Tagbina 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 Tagbina 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 Tagbina?

Tagbina sits at 8.5°N, 126.2°E, 57 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Hinatuan, 20 km away.

Topography around Tagbina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tagbina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Tagbina is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
614 m
80 km
1,615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Hinatuan 20 km · San Francisco 26 km · Bislig 31 km · Bah-Bah 33 km · Prosperidad 33 km · Bunawan 37 km · Talacogon 43 km · Trento 47 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 Tagbina (8.4519°, 126.1714°, elevation 57 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).