Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng weather in May

In May, Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 146 mm of rain across 23.2 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 5% 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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 37°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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng

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.

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 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°173.311.44.5
Feb34° / 24°101.911.63.9
Mar35° / 25°427.211.92.7
Apr35° / 26°8915.512.22.0
May35° / 26°14623.212.51.8
Jun33° / 26°14223.112.62.1
Jul33° / 25°14424.312.62.3
Aug33° / 25°15925.112.42.3
Sep32° / 25°21926.812.12.2
Oct32° / 25°24325.211.72.7
Nov31° / 24°8012.211.53.9
Dec31° / 23°315.611.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 (%)
13367
23169
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72575
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng gets around 146 mm of rain over 23.2 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 75% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123464
223266
323068
422969
522771
622672
712475
812376
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1012277
1112277
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
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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 5:46 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:466:10
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412.45:456:11
512.45:456:11
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng

In seasonPeak

In May, Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng'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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng?

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

1.8
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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng.

What to pack for Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng in May

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

In May, Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 18 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 17UV 13Nov 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1344 µg/m³Aug 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Poor
May26Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng?

Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng sits at 11.3°N, 104.7°E, 24 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kandoeng, 11 km away.

TakeoPhumĭ Véal SrêBoeng Kak Pir

Topography around Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,022 m.

The land around Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kandoeng 11 km · Dangkao 30 km · Kampong Speu 30 km · Ângk Tasaôm 31 km · Ta Khmau 32 km · Takeo 33 km · Phumĭ Véal Srê 34 km · Boeng Kak Pir 36 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 Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng (11.2823°, 104.738°, elevation 24 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).