January 30° · ☂ 16 ★ February30° · ☂ 11 ★ March31° · ☂ 9 ★ April32° · ☂ 6 May 33° · ☂ 10 June 32° · ☂ 15 July 32° · ☂ 16 August 32° · ☂ 15 September 32° · ☂ 16 October 32° · ☂ 16 November 31° · ☂ 13 December 30° · ☂ 16 Cebu in May:seriously hot, frequent rain Cebu, Philippines · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 33° Hottest day 36.2° (2019)
Mean low 26° Coldest night 24.2° (2008)
Rain days 10 days 3-17 by year
Rainfall 153mm Daylight 12.5 → 12.7 h
Cebu's 12 months i Best: February to April
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Trip types Beach Finewarm sea Sightseeing on foot Poorhot and muggy
Humidity 80% 31 muggy days
Clear days 2 days 17 overcast days
Mean wind 6 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 29.8° 29.4-30.1° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:23 / 17:58 Daylight 12.5 → 12.7 h
Cebu in May The dry season is ending, and afternoon showers begin to pass through. May is Flores de Mayo, a month of flower offerings to the Virgin Mary, so you may stumble on a flower procession near a local church.
Days averaged 33°C and nights 26°C. Midday was for air conditioning, a cold drink or a long lunch out of the sun. With 10 rain days on average, a wet day was rarely more than a few days away. A visitor in 2024 met 3 rain days; one in 2025 met 17. The average of 10 hid that gap.
30 days past 30°C made it a month for early starts and a long lunch indoors.
Typhoons i 3 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Vongfong (2020), 230 km away typhoon strength Chanchu (2006), 244 km away typhoon strength Ewiniar (2024), 286 km away tropical storm 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 5 3 6 7 8 3 9 1 10 3 11 8 12
Date by date i Sun
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May 1 Saturday 1 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 33° 26° May 1 rain on 20% of days 33° 26°
May 2 Sunday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 26° May 3 Monday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 26° May 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 33° 26° May 6 Thursday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 33° 26° May 7 Friday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 26° May 8 Saturday 8 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° 2-8 rain on 31% of days 33° 26°
May 9 Sunday 9 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 33° 26° May 10 Monday 10 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 33° 26° May 13 Thursday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 14 Friday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 15 Saturday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° 9-15 rain on 26% of days 33° 26°
May 16 Sunday 16 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 26° May 17 Monday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 26° May 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 26° May 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 20 Thursday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 21 Friday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 22 Saturday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° 16-22 rain on 36% of days 33° 26°
May 23 Sunday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 24 Monday 24 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 26° May 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 27 Thursday 27 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 26° May 28 Friday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 29 Saturday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° 23-29 rain on 42% of days 33° 26°
May 30 Sunday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 26° May 31 Monday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26°
30-31 rain on 38% of days 32° 26°
May 1 rain on 20% of days 33° 26° 2-8 rain on 31% of days 33° 26° 9-15 rain on 26% of days 33° 26° 16-22 rain on 36% of days 33° 26° 23-29 rain on 42% of days 33° 26° 30-31 rain on 38% of days 32° 26°
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May 1 Monday 1 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 33° 26° May 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 26° May 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 26° May 4 Thursday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 5 Friday 5 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 33° 26° May 6 Saturday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 33° 26° 1-6 rain on 28% of days 33° 26°
May 7 Sunday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 26° May 8 Monday 8 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 33° 26° May 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 11 Thursday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 12 Friday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 33° 26° May 13 Saturday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° 7-13 rain on 28% of days 33° 26°
May 14 Sunday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 15 Monday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 26° May 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 26° May 18 Thursday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 33° 26° May 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 20 Saturday 20 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° 14-20 rain on 34% of days 33° 26°
May 21 Sunday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 22 Monday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 33° 26° May 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 25 Thursday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 33° 26° May 26 Friday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 27 Saturday 27 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 33° 26° 21-27 rain on 41% of days 33° 26°
May 28 Sunday 28 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26° May 29 Monday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 33° 26° May 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 26° May 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 33° 26°
28-31 rain on 39% of days 33° 26°
1-6 rain on 28% of days 33° 26° 7-13 rain on 28% of days 33° 26° 14-20 rain on 34% of days 33° 26° 21-27 rain on 41% of days 33° 26° 28-31 rain on 39% of days 33° 26°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 4mm
2008 2mm
2009 19mm
2010 none
2011 4mm
2012 none
2013 none
2014 3mm
2015 none
2016 3mm
2017 13mm
2018 none
2019 none
2020 4mm
2021 none
2022 41mm
2023 none
2024 none
2025 7mm
Holidays in May (2027) May 1 Labor DayMay 31 Memorial Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) ~ May 1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 4 (Tue) 5 (Wed) 6 (Thu) 7 (Fri) 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10 (Mon) 11 (Tue) 12 (Wed) 13 (Thu) 14 (Fri) 15 (Sat) 16 (Sun) 17 (Mon) 18 (Tue) 19 (Wed) 20 (Thu) 21 (Fri) 22 (Sat) 23 (Sun) 24 (Mon) 25 (Tue) 26 (Wed) 27 (Thu) 28 (Fri) 29 (Sat) 30 (Sun) 31 (Mon) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2024 had 3 rain days, 2025 had 17.
Cebu through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 30° 24° 16 days 221mm 28° February Good 30° 24° 11 days 121mm 28° March Good 31° 25° 9 days 81mm 28° April Good 32° 26° 6 days 74mm 29° May 33° 26° 10 days 153mm 30° June 32° 26° 15 days 218mm 30° July 32° 25° 16 days 271mm 30° August 32° 25° 15 days 197mm 30° September 32° 25° 16 days 263mm 30° October 32° 25° 16 days 283mm 30° November 31° 25° 13 days 156mm 30° December 30° 25° 16 days 190mm 29°
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Averaging 10 rain days, keep a light waterproof or a compact umbrella in the bag. In windy spots umbrellas flip easily.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Cebu in May? Over the past 20 years May averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 3 in the driest to 17 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Cebu in May? Days averaged 33°C and nights 26°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.
Can you swim in Cebu in May? Sea surface temperature averaged 29.8°C in May, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 29.4-30.1°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is May a good time to visit Cebu? On warmth and rain days alone, Cebu's easiest months were February to April. May ranked 5 of 12.
Is Cebu humid in May? Mean relative humidity was 80%, with about 31 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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