Palembang Weather in May
Palembang in May
The short of it: Palembang in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 203 mm (8.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 203 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Palembang brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 24°, with about 203 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 203 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Palembang runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Indralaya, 38 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Palembang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 99 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndralayaSouth Sumatra | 38 km SSW | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |
| PrabumulihSouth Sumatra | 81 km SW | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |
| MuntokBangka–Belitung Islands | 105 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 178 mm |
| BaturajaSouth Sumatra | 149 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 206 mm |
| TanjungagungSouth Sumatra | 154 km SW | 31° | 23° | 208 mm |
| LahatSouth Sumatra | 165 km SW | 31° | 23° | 215 mm |
| PangkalpinangBangka–Belitung Islands | 175 km ENE | 32° | 24° | 236 mm |
| Jambi CityJambi | 193 km NW | 33° | 24° | 200 mm |