Padang Weather in May
Padang in May
The short of it: Padang in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 324 mm (12.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 324 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Padang brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 23°, with about 324 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Padang, with afternoons near 31°. Wet spells are common — about 324 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Padang runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Solok, 38 km to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Padang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 84 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolokWest Sumatra | 38 km ENE | 29° | 21° | 220 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 45 km NW | 31° | 23° | 308 mm |
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 55 km N | 27° | 18° | 189 mm |
| BukittinggiWest Sumatra | 71 km N | 27° | 18° | 193 mm |
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 75 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 199 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 87 km NNE | 30° | 20° | 193 mm |
| TuapejatWest Sumatra | 147 km SW | 30° | 23° | 227 mm |
| Sungai PenuhJambi | 169 km SE | 27° | 19° | 175 mm |