Batam Weather in May
Batam in May
The short of it: Batam in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 206 mm (8.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 206 mm · daylight 12 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Batam an average May high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 206 mm of rain. The height of summer in Batam, with afternoons near 31°. Wet spells are common — about 206 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 10 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Batam runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Marine Parade, 21 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Batam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Parade03 | 21 km NW | 32° | 24° | 190 mm |
| Bedok New Town04 | 22 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 190 mm |
| Simei New Town00 | 23 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 183 mm |
| Ulu Bedok00 | 23 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 190 mm |
| Kembangan00 | 23 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 190 mm |
| Tampines New Town00 | 24 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 183 mm |
| Geylang00 | 24 km NW | 32° | 24° | 190 mm |
| SingaporeSingapore | 25 km NW | 31° | 24° | 187 mm |