Hinthada weather in May

In May, Hinthada sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 189 mm of rain across 19.4 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 38°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hinthada's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hinthada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Hinthada is city located on the Irrawaddy River in Ayeyarwady Region, Burma (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 38°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hinthada reaches about 36°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 31°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13827
23827
33827
43827
53827
63727
73727
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93727
103727
113727
123627
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183527
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203526
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263426
273326
283326
293326
303326
313326

How May really feels in Hinthada

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.

Hinthada 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
Jan31° / 18°60.711.15.7
Feb34° / 19°20.211.43.8
Mar37° / 22°6111.91.7
Apr39° / 25°213.112.40.7
May36° / 26°18919.412.81.6
Jun31° / 26°38229.1132.2
Jul31° / 25°38430.2132.3
Aug31° / 25°35730.612.62.3
Sep32° / 25°26327.912.12.3
Oct32° / 25°14620.611.62.9
Nov32° / 23°364.911.24.7
Dec31° / 20°40.9116.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36634
46436
56337
66139
75941
85644
95446
105149
114951
124654
134357
144159
153862
163565
173466
183268
192872
202773
212575
222476
232278
242080
251981
261783
271684
281585
291486
301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hinthada gets around 189 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
230
333
435
537
639
741
844
946
1049
1151
1254
1357
1459
1562
1664
1767
1869
1971
2073
2175
2277
2379
2481
2583
2685
2786
2887
2989
3090
3191

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11115830
21105633
3195436
4185239
5175042
6064945
7054747
8044551
9044353
10034156
11033859
12033661
13023365
14023167
15022870
16022672
17012475
18012178
19011980
20011782
21011683
22011485
23001288
24001090
2500991
2600793
2700694
2800595
2900496
3000496
3100397

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:466:24
212.65:466:25
312.75:456:25
412.75:456:25
512.75:446:25
612.75:446:26
712.75:436:26
812.75:436:26
912.75:426:27
1012.85:426:27
1112.85:426:27
1212.85:416:28
1312.85:416:28
1412.85:406:28
1512.85:406:29
1612.85:406:29
1712.85:396:30
1812.85:396:30
1912.95:396:30
2012.95:386:31
2112.95:386:31
2212.95:386:31
2312.95:386:32
2412.95:376:32
2512.95:376:32
2612.95:376:33
2712.95:376:33
2812.95:376:34
2913.05:376:34
3013.05:376:34
3113.05:366:35

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 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 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
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hinthada

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hinthada's monsoon runs May–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 Hinthada?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hinthada.

What to pack for Hinthada in May

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

In May, Hinthada sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hinthada 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 Hinthada peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Hinthada 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 Hinthada is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1459 µg/m³Jul 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr37Poor
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hinthada?

Hinthada sits at 17.6°N, 95.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Zalun, 22 km away.

Topography around Hinthada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hinthada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Hinthada is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
1,196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Zalun 22 km · Ingabu 27 km · Letpandan 35 km · Tharyarwady 35 km · Kyonpyaw 47 km · Taikkyi 65 km · Nyaungdon 70 km · Myanaung 72 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 Hinthada (17.6494°, 95.457°, elevation 15 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).