Prey Veng weather in May

In May, Prey Veng sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 160 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 Prey Veng's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prey Veng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Prey Veng is Capital of the same named Cambodian province.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Prey Veng 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Prey Veng

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.

Prey Veng weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°16311.44.4
Feb34° / 24°91.811.63.8
Mar35° / 26°375.711.92.7
Apr36° / 27°8414.212.22.0
May35° / 27°16022.312.51.9
Jun33° / 26°16224.612.72.0
Jul33° / 26°17026.212.62.2
Aug33° / 26°19526.512.42.1
Sep32° / 26°25227.412.12.1
Oct32° / 25°24524.711.72.6
Nov32° / 25°8311.311.53.9
Dec32° / 24°305.411.34.5

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 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23466
33367
43268
53070
62971
72773
82674
92476
102476
112278
122080
131981
141783
151585
161585
171486
181387
191288
201288
211189
221090
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311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prey Veng gets around 160 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 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
260
361
461
562
663
764
865
966
1067
1168
1269
1370
1471
1573
1674
1775
1876
1977
2077
2178
2278
2379
2479
2579
2680
2780
2880
2981
3081
3181

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122969
222771
322573
412376
512277
612079
711881
811782
911683
1011584
1101486
1201387
1301288
1401189
1501189
1601090
170991
180991
190892
200892
210892
220793
230793
240793
250793
260793
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280793
290694
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310694

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 5:44 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:08
212.45:436:08
312.45:436:08
412.45:436:08
512.45:426:09
612.45:426:09
712.55:426:09
812.55:416:09
912.55:416:09
1012.55:416:09
1112.55:406:10
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1312.55:406:10
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1512.55:396:11
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2012.65:386:12
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
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185.5Bright
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Prey Veng

In seasonPeak

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

Prey Veng sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Prey Veng'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 Prey Veng?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prey Veng.

What to pack for Prey Veng in May

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

In May, Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 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 13Nov 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng 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 Prey Veng?

Prey Veng sits at 11.5°N, 105.3°E, 13 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Ta Khmau, 41 km away.

Ta KhmauPhnom PenhDangkaoBoeng Kak PirChrang Chamreh MuoyKandoengKampong ChamPhumĭ Âmpĭl Leu

Topography around Prey Veng

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Prey Veng.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prey Veng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Prey Veng is covered by cropland (47%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ta Khmau 41 km · Phnom Penh 45 km · Dangkao 47 km · Boeng Kak Pir 48 km · Chrang Chamreh Muoy 51 km · Kandoeng 57 km · Kampong Cham 58 km · Phumĭ Âmpĭl Leu 59 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 Prey Veng (11.4868°, 105.3253°, elevation 13 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).