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Cebu City in May
ok · worth considering
The year in Cebu City
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- MarMCebu City in March: ok, busy
- AprACebu City in April: sweet spot
- MayMCebu City in May: ok
- JunJCebu City in June: ok
- JulJCebu City in July: avoid
- AugACebu City in August: ok
- SepSCebu City in September: ok
- OctOCebu City in October: avoid
- NovNCebu City in November: ok
- DecDCebu City in December: ok, busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 31°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 26°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 38°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 14 · 221 mm |
| Humidity | 83% |
| Sunshine | 11.0 h/day |
| Daylight | 12.6 h/day |
| Days over 35°C | 1 |
| Beach and sea | 16 of 31 days dry and 23–35 °C; sea 30 °C, warm fair |
| Crowds | 80 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.
Weather read at Cebu City (or Mactan's resorts, 15 km), 9 km from the airport (CEB): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Public holidays in May
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Cebu City in pictures
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What to pack
- Summer clothes by day, highs around 31°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 14 rainy days and 221 mm.
- Sun protection: about 11 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 83%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
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On arrival in Cebu City: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
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