Yeang weather in May

In May, Yeang sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 153 mm of rain across 22.5 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 7% 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 Yeang's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yeang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 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 Yeang 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 32°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 Yeang

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.

Yeang 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°71.611.34.5
Feb35° / 23°122.711.53.2
Mar36° / 26°468.611.91.9
Apr37° / 27°8914.612.31.4
May36° / 27°15322.512.61.5
Jun34° / 26°13721.712.81.9
Jul34° / 26°15223.612.72.1
Aug33° / 26°1782512.52.1
Sep33° / 25°24426.512.12.1
Oct32° / 25°18021.411.72.9
Nov32° / 23°477.311.44.2
Dec32° / 22°122.711.25.0

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 11% 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 (%)
13565
23466
33367
43169
52971
62872
72674
82575
92476
102278
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yeang gets around 153 mm of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
262
363
463
564
665
766
868
969
1070
1171
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1475
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1878
1978
2078
2178
2278
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2677
2777
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2976
3076
3176

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134354
224256
324058
423860
513762
613564
713465
813366
903169
1003070
1102971
1202872
1302773
1402575
1502476
1602377
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1802179
1902080
2001981
2101882
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2301783
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3001684
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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
16calm
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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 5:48 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:486:17
212.55:486:17
312.55:486:17
412.55:476:18
512.55:476:18
612.55:466:18
712.55:466:18
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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 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yeang

In seasonPeak

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

Yeang'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 Yeang?

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
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yeang.

What to pack for Yeang in May

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

In May, Yeang sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yeang 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 Yeang peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Yeang 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 Yeang is worst in February — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateFeb 2240 µg/m³Nov 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yeang?

Yeang sits at 13.5°N, 103.6°E, 23 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Siem Reap, 34 km away.

Siem ReapPhum Ânlŭng VĭlBattambangSisophonSamraongAnlong VeaengOu Bei ChoanPoipet

Topography around Yeang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yeang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m.

The land around Yeang is covered by cropland (95%) within 3 km, cropland (87%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
484 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Siem Reap 34 km · Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl 66 km · Battambang 67 km · Sisophon 69 km · Samraong 71 km · Anlong Veaeng 91 km · Ou Bei Choan 97 km · Poipet 114 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 Yeang (13.5497°, 103.609°, elevation 23 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).