Solok Weather in May
Solok in May
The short of it: Solok in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 220 mm (8.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 21° · rain 220 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Solok an average May high of 29°, a low of 21° and some 220 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 220 mm, the 7th 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Solok runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Sijunjung, 37 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Solok, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 130 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 37 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 199 mm |
| PadangWest Sumatra | 38 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 324 mm |
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 47 km NW | 27° | 18° | 189 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 63 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 308 mm |
| BukittinggiWest Sumatra | 63 km NNW | 27° | 18° | 193 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 65 km N | 30° | 20° | 193 mm |
| Sungai PenuhJambi | 162 km SSE | 27° | 19° | 175 mm |
| PekanbaruRiau | 170 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 240 mm |