Ban Kèngkok weather in May

In May, Ban Kèngkok sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 210 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ban Kèngkok's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Kèngkok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
210 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:32 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ban Kèngkok reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)
13425
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43425
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How May really feels in Ban Kèngkok

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.

Ban Kèngkok weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°41.111.17.0
Feb31° / 19°102.411.45.7
Mar33° / 22°355.811.94.1
Apr34° / 25°6811.912.42.9
May33° / 25°21022.812.82.4
Jun32° / 25°26325.3132.5
Jul31° / 25°34928.112.92.6
Aug30° / 25°37429.312.62.5
Sep31° / 24°28724.712.12.9
Oct31° / 23°12212.311.64.3
Nov30° / 21°293.711.25.8
Dec28° / 18°61.4117.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24654
34456
44357
54060
63862
73763
83565
93367
103169
112971
122773
132575
142377
152179
162179
171981
181882
191783
201585
211585
221486
231486
241387
251387
261387
271387
281387
291387
301387
311288

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ban Kèngkok gets around 210 mm of rain over 22.8 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 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
458
560
661
762
863
965
1066
1167
1269
1370
1471
1573
1674
1775
1876
1977
2079
2180
2281
2382
2483
2584
2684
2785
2885
2986
3086
3186

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10195733
20185635
30185437
40175240
50075043
60064845
70064648
80054352
90054154
100053956
111043758
121043560
131033363
141033264
151033066
161022869
171022770
181022572
191022473
201012276
211012177
220012079
230011980
240011782
250011683
260011584
270011485
280011287
290011188
300011089
310011089

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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278calm
288calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 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 5:39 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:396:14
212.65:386:14
312.65:386:14
412.65:376:15
512.65:376:15
612.65:366:15
712.75:366:16
812.75:356:16
912.75:356:16
1012.75:356:16
1112.75:346:17
1212.75:346:17
1312.75:336:17
1412.75:336:18
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ban Kèngkok

In seasonPeak

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

Ban Kèngkok's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ban Kèngkok?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Kèngkok.

What to pack for Ban Kèngkok in May

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

In May, Ban Kèngkok sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ban Kèngkok 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 Ban Kèngkok peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highJul 17UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Kèngkok 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 Ban Kèngkok is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1952 µg/m³Nov 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar55Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Kèngkok?

Ban Kèngkok sits at 16.4°N, 105.2°E, 145 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Ban Xénô, 34 km away.

Amnat CharoenTha KhaekNakhon PhanomKhao WongKuchinarai

Topography around Ban Kèngkok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Kèngkok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m.

The land around Ban Kèngkok is covered by cropland (44%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
602 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ban Xénô 34 km · Savannakhet 49 km · Mukdahan 52 km · Amnat Charoen 89 km · Tha Khaek 114 km · Nakhon Phanom 116 km · Khao Wong 121 km · Kuchinarai 123 km

Laos travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,325
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
35%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
17.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 461
Religion
Buddhist 65%none 31%other/not stated 2%Christian 2%

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 Ban Kèngkok (16.4437°, 105.198°, elevation 145 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).