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Pekanbaru in May
In May, Pekanbaru averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 192 mm of rain over the month. Pekanbaru has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 192 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 Pekanbaru
May is the warmest month in Pekanbaru by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 32 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, May is 1 °C warmer than April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 192 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 227 mm (2722 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h 10 min 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 | 32 °C | 23 °C | 246 mm | |
| February | 33 °C | 23 °C | 202 mm | |
| March | 33 °C | 23 °C | 252 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 256 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 23 °C | 192 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 23 °C | 180 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 23 °C | 143 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 23 °C | 190 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 23 °C | 215 mm | |
| October | 33 °C | 23 °C | 228 mm | |
| November | 33 °C | 23 °C | 307 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 23 °C | 311 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 Pekanbaru?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C and about 192 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Pekanbaru 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 Pekanbaru
This guide lists 80 places to stay in Pekanbaru, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 21; 3–10 km, 35; 10 km or more, 8.
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.