Bukittinggi Weather in May
Bukittinggi in May
The short of it: Bukittinggi in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 193 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 193 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & August
Thirty years of records give Bukittinggi an average May high of 27°, a low of 18° and some 193 mm of rain. No month in Bukittinggi runs warmer: highs about 27°. Wet spells are common — about 193 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and August.
Against its neighbours, Bukittinggi runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Padangpanjang, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bukittinggi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 108 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 17 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 189 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 31 km ENE | 30° | 20° | 193 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 44 km SW | 31° | 23° | 308 mm |
| SolokWest Sumatra | 63 km SSE | 29° | 21° | 220 mm |
| PadangWest Sumatra | 71 km S | 31° | 23° | 324 mm |
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 80 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 199 mm |
| PekanbaruRiau | 150 km NE | 33° | 24° | 240 mm |
| Balai PungutRiau | 183 km NE | 32° | 23° | 236 mm |