Makassar climate

Makassar Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Makassar, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on May 1 to 30°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 96 mm over about 17 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Makassar, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
96 mm
Record high
37°CMay 7, 1987
Record low
17°CMay 24, 1997
Daylight
11 h 55 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
10.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 130°C26°C34°C 200522°C 200268%
May 230°C26°C35°C 200520°C 201967%
May 330°C26°C35°C 202320°C 200066%
May 430°C26°C34°C 200923°C 199665%
May 530°C26°C34°C 201422°C 201864%
May 630°C26°C35°C 201423°C 199662%
May 730°C26°C37°C 198723°C 200161%
May 830°C26°C34°C 201621°C 200060%
May 930°C26°C35°C 200923°C 199357%
May 1030°C26°C35°C 201722°C 199654%
May 1130°C26°C34°C 201622°C 200752%
May 1230°C26°C35°C 201621°C 198052%
May 1330°C26°C34°C 202121°C 198052%
May 1430°C26°C34°C 201921°C 198050%
May 1530°C26°C34°C 201921°C 199648%
May 1630°C26°C34°C 201619°C 199347%
May 1730°C26°C35°C 201622°C 200347%
May 1830°C26°C34°C 202420°C 198047%
May 1930°C26°C35°C 197921°C 200847%
May 2030°C26°C35°C 201022°C 198946%
May 2130°C26°C35°C 200520°C 198048%
May 2230°C26°C36°C 201622°C 201249%
May 2330°C26°C35°C 200521°C 199749%
May 2430°C26°C35°C 201617°C 199751%
May 2530°C26°C35°C 202421°C 199754%
May 2630°C26°C35°C 202520°C 200254%
May 2730°C26°C34°C 200121°C 199753%
May 2830°C26°C35°C 202120°C 200253%
May 2930°C26°C34°C 201621°C 200252%
May 3030°C26°C35°C 199721°C 198953%
May 3130°C26°C35°C 202219°C 199754%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Makassar, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

May 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station IDM00097180, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.