North Sulawesi · Indonesia
Manado in May
In May, Manado averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 202 mm of rain over the month. Manado has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 202 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 80
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Manado
May is tied for the warmest month in Manado by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 20 °C to 21 °C. By day, May is 1 °C warmer than April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 202 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 240 mm (2875 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h at the shortest and 12 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 21 °C | 411 mm | |
| February | 29 °C | 21 °C | 308 mm | |
| March | 29 °C | 21 °C | 289 mm | |
| April | 29 °C | 20 °C | 234 mm | |
| May | 29 °C | 21 °C | 202 mm | |
| June | 29 °C | 21 °C | 245 mm | |
| July | 28 °C | 20 °C | 183 mm | |
| August | 29 °C | 20 °C | 114 mm | |
| September | 28 °C | 20 °C | 107 mm | |
| October | 28 °C | 20 °C | 187 mm | |
| November | 28 °C | 20 °C | 266 mm | |
| December | 28 °C | 21 °C | 329 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 Manado?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 29 °C is above 29 °C and about 202 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Manado meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Indonesia in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Manado
This guide lists 80 places to stay in Manado, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 15; 1–3 km, 21; 3–10 km, 38; 10 km or more, 6.
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.