Chrang Chamreh Muoy weather in May

In May, Chrang Chamreh Muoy sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 151 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chrang Chamreh Muoy's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chrang Chamreh Muoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Chrang Chamreh Muoy reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Chrang Chamreh Muoy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chrang Chamreh Muoy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°122.611.44.5
Feb34° / 24°81.811.63.7
Mar35° / 26°38611.92.6
Apr36° / 27°8114.412.31.9
May35° / 27°15122.312.51.7
Jun34° / 26°15123.512.71.9
Jul33° / 26°14925.112.62.1
Aug33° / 26°17525.812.42.1
Sep32° / 26°24526.712.12.1
Oct32° / 25°22823.811.72.7
Nov32° / 25°7410.611.54.0
Dec31° / 23°244.511.34.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43268
53169
63070
72971
82872
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chrang Chamreh Muoy gets around 151 mm of rain over 22.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
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461
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1977
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123365
223266
323068
422969
512772
612574
712475
812376
912277
1012079
1112079
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1301882
1401882
1501783
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:456:10
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512.45:446:10
612.55:446:11
712.55:436:11
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chrang Chamreh Muoy

In seasonPeak

In May, Chrang Chamreh Muoy sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chrang Chamreh Muoy sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Chrang Chamreh Muoy's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Chrang Chamreh Muoy?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chrang Chamreh Muoy.

What to pack for Chrang Chamreh Muoy in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Chrang Chamreh Muoy sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chrang Chamreh Muoy in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chrang Chamreh Muoy peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 14Nov 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chrang Chamreh Muoy in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chrang Chamreh Muoy is worst in February — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 2042 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr34Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chrang Chamreh Muoy?

Chrang Chamreh Muoy sits at 11.6°N, 104.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Boeng Kak Pir, 6.0 km away.

Phumĭ Véal TônsayKandoengPhumĭ Yoŭl ToŭngKampong Speu

Topography around Chrang Chamreh Muoy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chrang Chamreh Muoy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chrang Chamreh Muoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m.

The land around Chrang Chamreh Muoy is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
1,384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Boeng Kak Pir 6.0 km · Phnom Penh 8.0 km · Dangkao 14 km · Ta Khmau 18 km · Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 34 km · Kandoeng 38 km · Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 42 km · Kampong Speu 44 km

Cambodia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / C / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,872
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
19.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 390
Religion
Buddhist 97%Muslim 2%other 1%Christian 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chrang Chamreh Muoy (11.6305°, 104.8854°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).