Pursat weather in May

In May, Pursat sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 134 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pursat's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pursat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Pursat 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 Pursat reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Pursat

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.

Pursat weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°112.311.35.0
Feb33° / 23°142.711.64.0
Mar35° / 25°497.211.92.6
Apr36° / 26°8614.312.31.8
May35° / 26°13420.712.61.7
Jun34° / 26°13020.812.71.9
Jul34° / 26°14321.312.72.2
Aug34° / 26°15923.612.42.1
Sep32° / 25°23625.412.12.3
Oct31° / 24°2282411.72.9
Nov31° / 23°7211.111.44.3
Dec30° / 22°22411.35.4

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23565
33466
43367
53169
63169
72971
82773
92575
102575
112377
122179
132179
141981
151882
161783
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181585
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201486
211486
221486
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301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pursat gets around 134 mm of rain over 20.7 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 67% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
356
457
558
658
759
860
961
1062
1163
1265
1366
1467
1568
1669
1770
1871
1972
2072
2172
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
133859
233760
323662
423563
523464
623464
713366
813267
913168
1013069
1113069
1212970
1312871
1412772
1512673
1612574
1712475
1802377
1902278
2002179
2102179
2202080
2302080
2402080
2502080
2602080
2701981
2801981
2902080
3002080
3102080

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:15
212.45:486:15
312.55:476:15
412.55:476:15
512.55:476:15
612.55:466:16
712.55:466:16
812.55:466:16
912.55:456:16
1012.55:456:16
1112.55:456:17
1212.55:446:17
1312.65:446:17
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
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135.8Bright
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155.8Bright
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175.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pursat

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pursat'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 Pursat?

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
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pursat.

What to pack for Pursat in May

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

In May, Pursat sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pursat 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 Pursat peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 17UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Pursat 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 Pursat is worst in April — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1146 µg/m³Nov 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr47Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pursat?

Pursat sits at 12.5°N, 103.9°E, 25 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Phumĭ Tnaôt, 84 km away.

Phumĭ TnaôtKampong ChhnangSiem ReapPhum Ânlŭng VĭlBattambangKampong ThomYeangPhumĭ Véal Tônsay

Topography around Pursat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pursat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 m.

The land around Pursat is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
1,795 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Phumĭ Tnaôt 84 km · Kampong Chhnang 87 km · Siem Reap 92 km · Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl 96 km · Battambang 100 km · Kampong Thom 107 km · Yeang 117 km · Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 118 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 Pursat (12.5388°, 103.9192°, elevation 25 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).