Metro Manila · Philippines
Makati in May
In May, Makati averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 192 mm of rain over the month. Makati has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 192 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 74
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Makati
May is tied for the warmest month in Makati by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 20 °C to 23 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 192 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 231 mm (2771 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 50 min, against 11 h 20 min at the shortest and 13 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 20 °C | 116 mm | |
| February | 29 °C | 20 °C | 97 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 21 °C | 79 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 22 °C | 84 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 23 °C | 192 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 23 °C | 236 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 23 °C | 331 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 23 °C | 352 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 22 °C | 334 mm | |
| October | 30 °C | 22 °C | 357 mm | |
| November | 29 °C | 22 °C | 295 mm | |
| December | 28 °C | 21 °C | 299 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 Makati?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 192 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Makati 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 Makati
This guide lists 74 places to stay in Makati, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 36; 1–3 km, 38.
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.