Bali month by month
Bali in May
On the south coast, May is one of the dry months. BMKG’s 30-year normal puts May rain on the south coast at 50–100 mm, and days at the airport average 31° with nights around 25°.
The highlands get the most rain this month (150–200 mm), the south coast and the east coast the least (50–100 mm). Averages describe a typical May; any single year can be wetter or drier, so check the live forecast close to your dates.
- Rain, south coast
- 50–100 mm · low
- Average high
- 30.6°C
- Average low
- 25.2°C
- Humidity
- 80%
- Season, south coast
- Dry
Rain around the island in May
BMKG’s rainfall normal for May, 1991–2020: the usual total for the month. BMKG publishes it in bands, so each figure is a range.
- South coast Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Sanur, Uluwatu 50–100 mm low
- Ubud Ubud and the rice-field belt around it 100–150 mm moderate
- Highlands Bedugul, Munduk and the crater lakes 150–200 mm moderate
- East coast Amed, Tulamben and the Karangasem coast 50–100 mm low
May in the year
South-coast rain by month (BMKG normal, top of each band). Tap a month for its page.
Questions about May
Does it rain a lot in Bali in May?
BMKG's 1991–2020 normal for May is 50–100 mm of rain on the south coast, which BMKG rates as low. The highlands get the most rain this month (150–200 mm), the south coast and the east coast the least (50–100 mm).
How hot is Bali in May?
At Ngurah Rai airport on the south coast, May days average 31°C and nights 25°C, with humidity around 80% (2015–2024). The highlands around Bedugul and Munduk are cooler, especially at night.
Is May in Bali's dry season or wet season?
May is one of the dry months on Bali's south coast. BMKG marks the rainy season by about 50 mm of rain per ten days, roughly 150 mm a month, and its 1991–2020 normal for May there is 50–100 mm.
Rain: BMKG, normal monthly rainfall 1991–2020 for Bali (Stasiun Klimatologi Bali), read from BMKG’s maps. Temperature and humidity: daily reports from Ngurah Rai airport (WMO 97230), 2015–2024, via NOAA; they match BMKG’s own yearly figures for the station.