Buthidaung Town weather in May

In May, Buthidaung Town sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 236 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buthidaung Town's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buthidaung Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:46 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Buthidaung Town is town in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Buthidaung Town reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Buthidaung Town

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
23 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.

Buthidaung Town 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
Jan27° / 14°60.610.98.9
Feb30° / 16°6111.36.9
Mar32° / 20°172.111.94.9
Apr33° / 23°346.412.53.8
May32° / 24°23620.2133.0
Jun30° / 25°62828.913.22.7
Jul29° / 25°74830.813.12.7
Aug29° / 25°56630.512.72.7
Sep30° / 24°37128.612.12.7
Oct30° / 23°20620.211.53.8
Nov29° / 20°405.2116.4
Dec27° / 16°111.210.88.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47723
57723
67624
77525
87327
97228
107030
116832
126634
136337
146139
156040
165842
175545
185347
195050
204951
214654
224456
234258
244060
253862
263664
273565
283367
293169
302971
312773

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buthidaung Town gets around 236 mm of rain over 20.2 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 64% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
343
444
546
647
748
849
951
1052
1154
1256
1357
1459
1562
1664
1766
1868
1971
2073
2175
2277
2379
2480
2582
2683
2784
2885
2986
3087
3188

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 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
126335
226236
326038
415940
515742
615544
715346
805149
904951
1004654
1104456
1204159
1303961
1403763
1503466
1603268
1703070
1802872
1902674
2002476
2102278
2202179
2301981
2401783
2501684
2601486
2701387
2801189
2901090
300991
310892

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
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:546:40
212.85:546:40
312.85:536:40
412.85:536:41
512.85:526:41
612.85:516:42
712.95:516:42
812.95:506:42
912.95:506:43
1012.95:496:43
1112.95:496:44
1212.95:486:44
1312.95:486:45
1413.05:476:45
1513.05:476:45
1613.05:466:46
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1913.05:456:47
2013.05:456:48
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3013.25:426:52
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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 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buthidaung Town

In seasonPeak

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

Buthidaung Town sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Buthidaung Town's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Buthidaung Town?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buthidaung Town.

What to pack for Buthidaung Town in May

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

In May, Buthidaung Town sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Buthidaung Town in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Buthidaung Town 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 Buthidaung Town peaks around August 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 9UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Buthidaung Town 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 Buthidaung Town is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 1263 µg/m³Sep 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb50Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr65Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buthidaung Town?

Buthidaung Town sits at 20.9°N, 92.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kyauktaw, 46 km away.

ChittagongKyaukpyuAnnHakha

Topography around Buthidaung Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buthidaung Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Buthidaung Town is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
583 m
80 km
1,301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Kyauktaw 46 km · Mrauk U 76 km · Cox's Bazar 83 km · Sittwe 90 km · Chittagong 178 km · Kyaukpyu 193 km · Ann 199 km · Hakha 226 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Buthidaung Town (20.8754°, 92.53°, elevation 8 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).