Bali Weather in May
Bali in May
The short of it: Bali in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 88 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Bali an average May high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 88 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 56 min in mid-May, 56 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Bali runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lichuan Zhen, 8 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Bali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 41 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichuan ZhenGansu | 8 km SW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| Hadapu ZhenGansu | 16 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| AwuGansu | 20 km W | 17° | 5° | 88 mm |
| ChelaGansu | 28 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 87 mm |
| Tanchang ChengguanzhenGansu | 29 km S | 19° | 7° | 86 mm |
| XinghuaGansu | 32 km SE | 17° | 5° | 89 mm |
| NanyangGansu | 46 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| QiushanGansu | 49 km E | 17° | 6° | 86 mm |