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Semarang in May
In May, Semarang averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 125 mm of rain over the month. Semarang has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 125 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 156
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Semarang
May is tied for the 5th warmest month in Semarang by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 22 °C to 24 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 125 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 178 mm (2141 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 11 h 40 min at the shortest and 12 h 30 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 | 431 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 330 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 23 °C | 253 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 24 °C | 199 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 24 °C | 125 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 23 °C | 71 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 22 °C | 43 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 22 °C | 24 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 23 °C | 49 mm | |
| October | 33 °C | 24 °C | 138 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 24 °C | 198 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 280 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 Semarang?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 125 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Semarang 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 Semarang
This guide lists 156 places to stay in Semarang, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 34; 1–3 km, 82; 3–10 km, 40.
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.