Bontang Weather in May
Bontang in May
The short of it: Bontang in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 211 mm (8.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 25° · rain 211 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Bontang an average May high of 33°, a low of 25° and some 211 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 211 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Bontang runs about middling and about as wet in May. Samarinda, 79 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Bontang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SamarindaEast Kalimantan | 79 km SSW | 34° | 25° | 193 mm |
| Muarajawa00 | 88 km SSW | 33° | 25° | 189 mm |
| Loa JananEast Kalimantan | 91 km SSW | 34° | 25° | 190 mm |
| NusantaraEast Kalimantan | 150 km SW | 33° | 25° | 212 mm |
| BalikpapanEast Kalimantan | 172 km SSW | 33° | 24° | 227 mm |
| PaluCentral Sulawesi | 289 km ESE | 34° | 24° | 175 mm |
| Tanjung SelorNorth Kalimantan | 301 km N | 34° | 25° | 224 mm |
| Muara TewehCentral Kalimantan | 312 km WSW | 33° | 24° | 264 mm |