Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl weather in May

In May, Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 115 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical May day in Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl

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.

Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl 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
Jan33° / 22°12211.34.5
Feb35° / 24°152.511.63.3
Mar36° / 25°478.911.92.0
Apr37° / 26°8315.112.31.5
May36° / 27°1152112.61.5
Jun35° / 27°1051912.81.9
Jul34° / 26°10520.912.72.1
Aug34° / 26°12422.912.42.0
Sep33° / 26°19225.112.12.1
Oct32° / 25°19022.511.72.8
Nov32° / 24°52911.44.1
Dec32° / 22°132.911.24.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl gets around 115 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114752
214554
314455
414356
514257
614158
714059
803961
903862
1003763
1103763
1203664
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 5:50 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:506:18
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl

In seasonPeak

In May, Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl.

What to pack for Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl in May

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

In May, Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl 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 Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodFeb 1750 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb52Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr41Poor
May20Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl?

Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl sits at 13.1°N, 103.2°E, 16 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Battambang, 5.0 km away.

SisophonYeangPailinSiem ReapOu Bei ChoanPursatPoipet

Topography around Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.

The land around Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
1,554 m
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May weather nearby: Battambang 5.0 km · Sisophon 63 km · Yeang 66 km · Pailin 73 km · Siem Reap 74 km · Ou Bei Choan 94 km · Pursat 96 km · Poipet 97 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 Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl (13.0834°, 103.235°, elevation 16 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. 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).