Manila Weather in May
Manila in May
The short of it: Manila in May averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 170 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 170 mm · daylight 12 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Manila an average May high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 170 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 170 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 48 min in mid-May, 21 minutes more than a month before.
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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Manila runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Santa Cruz, 0 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Manila, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 139 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa CruzNational Capital Region | 0 km SSE | 34° | 25° | 170 mm |
| CaloocanNational Capital Region | 5 km NNW | 34° | 25° | 185 mm |
| San JuanNational Capital Region | 6 km E | 34° | 25° | 174 mm |
| MandaluyongNational Capital Region | 6 km ESE | 34° | 25° | 160 mm |
| Mandaluyong CityNational Capital Region | 7 km ESE | 34° | 25° | 160 mm |
| PasayNational Capital Region | 8 km SSE | 34° | 25° | 149 mm |
| NavotasNational Capital Region | 8 km NNW | 33° | 25° | 186 mm |
| Makati CityNational Capital Region | 8 km SE | 34° | 25° | 160 mm |