Sofifi Weather in May
Sofifi in May
The short of it: Sofifi in May averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 208 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 208 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & July
May in Sofifi brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 24°, with about 208 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 208 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Sofifi runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ternate, 20 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sofifi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TernateNorth Maluku | 20 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 229 mm |
| MabaNorth Maluku | 82 km E | 32° | 24° | 246 mm |
| TobeloNorth Maluku | 121 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 226 mm |
| GalelaNorth Maluku | 123 km NNE | 32° | 23° | 248 mm |
| LabuhaNorth Maluku | 152 km S | 32° | 23° | 161 mm |
| DarubaNorth Maluku | 167 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 209 mm |
| KawasiNorth Maluku | 259 km S | 31° | 24° | 170 mm |
| BitungNorth Sulawesi | 281 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 235 mm |