Central Visayas · Philippines
Cebu City in May
In May, Cebu City averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 25 °C, with about 123 mm of rain over the month. Cebu City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 25 °C
- Rain in the month
- 123 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 85
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Cebu City
May is tied for the warmest month in Cebu City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 25 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 123 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 162 mm (1944 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h 30 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 23 °C | 115 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 77 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 23 °C | 63 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 66 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 25 °C | 123 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 238 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 24 °C | 242 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 24 °C | 216 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 224 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 24 °C | 229 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 24 °C | 187 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 164 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Cebu City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C and about 123 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Cebu City meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Philippines in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cebu City
This guide lists 85 places to stay in Cebu City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 9; 1–3 km, 65; 3–10 km, 11.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.