Palu Weather in May
Palu in May
The short of it: Palu in May averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 175 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 24° · rain 175 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Palu brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 24°, with about 175 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 175 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Palu runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Poso, 112 km to the ESE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Palu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 43 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PosoCentral Sulawesi | 112 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 298 mm |
| MasambaSouth Sulawesi | 190 km SSE | 32° | 24° | 375 mm |
| MamujuWest Sulawesi | 225 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 235 mm |
| RantepaoSouth Sulawesi | 229 km S | 28° | 19° | 308 mm |
| PalopoSouth Sulawesi | 235 km S | 31° | 24° | 361 mm |
| Toli-ToliCentral Sulawesi | 241 km NNE | 32° | 23° | 157 mm |
| PolewaliWest Sulawesi | 287 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 195 mm |
| Muarajawa00 | 287 km W | 33° | 25° | 189 mm |