Rantepao Weather in May
Rantepao in May
The short of it: Rantepao in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 308 mm (12.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 19° · rain 308 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Rantepao brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 19°, with about 308 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 308 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Rantepao runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Palopo, 33 km to the E, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Rantepao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 191 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PalopoSouth Sulawesi | 33 km E | 31° | 24° | 361 mm |
| MasambaSouth Sulawesi | 67 km NE | 32° | 24° | 375 mm |
| PolewaliWest Sulawesi | 80 km SW | 31° | 24° | 195 mm |
| MamujuWest Sulawesi | 117 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 235 mm |
| ParepareSouth Sulawesi | 120 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 179 mm |
| MajeneWest Sulawesi | 121 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 164 mm |
| SengkangSouth Sulawesi | 130 km S | 31° | 24° | 241 mm |
| WatamponeSouth Sulawesi | 181 km SSE | 31° | 24° | 350 mm |