West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
Mataram in May
In May, Mataram averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. Mataram has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 92 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 11 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 106
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Mataram
May is tied for the 2nd warmest month in Mataram by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °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 about the same as May.
May brings 92 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 146 mm (1748 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 11 h 40 min, against 11 h 40 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 | 311 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 23 °C | 272 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 22 °C | 201 mm | |
| April | 31 °C | 22 °C | 135 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 21 °C | 92 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 21 °C | 56 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 20 °C | 45 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 20 °C | 27 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 21 °C | 32 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 22 °C | 117 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 23 °C | 186 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 275 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 Mataram?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 92 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Mataram 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 Mataram
This guide lists 106 places to stay in Mataram, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 14; 1–3 km, 28; 3–10 km, 22; 10 km or more, 42.
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.