Virac weather in May

In May, Virac sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 139 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Virac's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Virac's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 139 mm; 21.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:21 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 4th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Virac is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Catanduanes.

Density: 493/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1775

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Virac reaches about 30°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 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How May really feels in Virac

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Virac weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	194	20.1	11.3	4.9
Feb	28° / 24°	130	16.2	11.5	5.2
Mar	28° / 25°	121	18.3	11.9	4.8
Apr	30° / 25°	83	17.1	12.3	4.4
May	30° / 26°	139	21.4	12.6	3.6
Jun	30° / 26°	192	24	12.8	3.2
Jul	30° / 26°	253	26.6	12.7	3.1
Aug	30° / 26°	186	22.6	12.5	3.3
Sep	30° / 26°	226	24.3	12.1	3.2
Oct	29° / 26°	241	25.6	11.7	3.4
Nov	29° / 25°	247	25.7	11.4	3.5
Dec	28° / 25°	310	25.3	11.2	4.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%. 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 (%)	60	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	49	48	47	45	45	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	33	33	33	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	40	41	42	44	45	47	48	49	51	52	53	55	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	62	62	63	64	65	65	67	67	67	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Virac gets around 139 mm of rain over 21.4 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 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

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 87% 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 (%)	30	29	27	26	24	22	21	20	18	17	16	15	14	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4
Miserable (%)	70	71	73	74	76	78	79	80	82	83	84	85	86	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:26 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:03 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:26	5:55
2	12.5	5:25	5:55
3	12.5	5:25	5:55
4	12.5	5:25	5:55
5	12.5	5:24	5:55
6	12.5	5:24	5:56
7	12.5	5:23	5:56
8	12.6	5:23	5:56
9	12.6	5:23	5:56
10	12.6	5:22	5:57
11	12.6	5:22	5:57
12	12.6	5:22	5:57
13	12.6	5:21	5:57
14	12.6	5:21	5:58
15	12.6	5:21	5:58
16	12.6	5:21	5:58
17	12.6	5:20	5:58
18	12.6	5:20	5:59
19	12.7	5:20	5:59
20	12.7	5:20	5:59
21	12.7	5:19	5:59
22	12.7	5:19	6:00
23	12.7	5:19	6:00
24	12.7	5:19	6:00
25	12.7	5:19	6:01
26	12.7	5:19	6:01
27	12.7	5:19	6:01
28	12.7	5:19	6:02
29	12.7	5:18	6:02
30	12.7	5:18	6:02
31	12.7	5:18	6:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.08 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)	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	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	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	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	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Virac

In seasonPeak

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

Virac 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 Virac?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Virac.

What to pack for Virac in May

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

In May, Virac sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Virac 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 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	28	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	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Virac 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 Virac peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (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)	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Virac?

Virac sits at 13.6°N, 124.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Tabaco, 60 km away.

Topography around Virac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Virac has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,411 m.

The land around Virac is covered by water (44%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and water (74%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

468 m

water 44%

16 km

819 m

trees 48%

80 km

2,411 m

water 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

May weather nearby: Tabaco 60 km · Malilipot 62 km · Tiwi 62 km · Sorsogon 73 km · Legaspi 73 km · Tagas 73 km · Gubat 75 km · San Jose 79 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

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 Virac (13.5848°, 124.2374°, elevation 7 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	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
7	30	26
8	30	26
9	30	26
10	30	26
11	30	26
12	30	26
13	30	26
14	30	26
15	30	26
16	30	26
17	30	26
18	30	26
19	30	26
20	30	26
21	30	26
22	30	26
23	30	26
24	30	26
25	30	26
26	30	26
27	30	26
28	30	26
29	30	26
30	30	26
31	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	18	82
10	17	83
11	16	84
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96