Maliana weather in May

In May, Maliana sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 87 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maliana's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maliana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Maliana is city in East Timor.

Density
92/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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maliana reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Maliana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°35729.512.53.5
Feb26° / 20°32026.612.33.5
Mar27° / 20°28926.112.14.0
Apr27° / 19°16218.211.85.1
May27° / 19°8711.911.66.2
Jun26° / 18°46711.57.0
Jul26° / 17°234.911.57.4
Aug27° / 16°112.311.77.8
Sep28° / 17°213.711.97.0
Oct29° / 19°448.212.25.7
Nov29° / 20°13717.312.44.4
Dec28° / 21°31428.212.53.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34357
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94258
104258
114357
124258
134357
144456
154456
164456
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194555
204555
214555
224654
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244753
254753
264753
274654
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maliana gets around 87 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
640
740
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940
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2039
2139
2238
2337
2437
2536
2635
2734
2833
2932
3031
3130

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1119728
2120718
3121708
4121708
5122698
6222688
7222679
8223669
9223669
10223669
11224659
122246410
132246410
142256310
152256310
162266210
17226639
18226639
19227629
20227629
21228619
22228628
23229618
24229627
25330607
26330616
27331615
28332605
29332614
30333604
31334603

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
15calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:466:27
211.76:466:27
311.76:466:26
411.76:466:26
511.76:466:26
611.76:466:25
711.66:466:25
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
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134.9Bright
144.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maliana

In seasonPeak

None of Maliana's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Maliana sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Maliana's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Maliana?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Maliana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Maliana in May

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

In May, Maliana sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maliana 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 40 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Maliana in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maliana peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maliana?

Maliana sits at 9.0°S, 125.2°E, 253 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Atsabe, 21 km away.

AtsabeSuaiGlenoAtambuaMaubaraLiquiçáAileuDili

Topography around Maliana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maliana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,868 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Maliana is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
519 m
16 km
1,868 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Atsabe 21 km · Suai 36 km · Gleno 38 km · Atambua 38 km · Maubara 42 km · Liquiçá 47 km · Aileu 48 km · Dili 62 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,341
2025
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
11.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 91%other 7%Protestant Evangelical 2%

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 Maliana (-8.9917°, 125.2197°, elevation 253 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).