Kyauktaw weather in May

In May, Kyauktaw sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 272 mm of rain across 20.4 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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Kyauktaw's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyauktaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:45 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Kyauktaw is human settlement in 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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kyauktaw reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Kyauktaw 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
Jan28° / 13°80.710.98.2
Feb32° / 15°50.611.35.7
Mar35° / 20°151.911.93.3
Apr36° / 23°326.512.52.4
May33° / 25°27220.4132.5
Jun30° / 25°65229.513.22.6
Jul29° / 25°72730.913.12.7
Aug29° / 25°55630.512.72.6
Sep30° / 24°36128.512.12.6
Oct31° / 23°18419.411.53.6
Nov30° / 20°344.6115.9
Dec28° / 15°100.810.87.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37624
47624
57525
67426
77327
87228
97030
106931
116733
126535
136337
146040
155842
165545
175446
185149
194852
204555
214357
224060
233862
243565
253367
263169
272971
282773
292575
302377
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kyauktaw gets around 272 mm of rain over 20.4 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 65% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
241
343
444
546
648
749
851
952
1054
1155
1257
1359
1461
1563
1665
1767
1869
1971
2073
2175
2277
2379
2481
2583
2684
2786
2887
2988
3089
3190

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 (%)
146927
246729
346531
436433
536136
635938
725741
825444
925147
1024850
1124454
1214158
1313861
1413564
1513168
1612871
1712673
1802377
1902179
2001981
2101882
2201684
2301486
2401387
2501288
2601090
270991
280892
290793
300793
310694

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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106calm
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136calm
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316calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:536:38
212.85:526:38
312.85:516:39
412.85:516:39
512.85:506:39
612.85:506:40
712.95:496:40
812.95:486:41
912.95:486:41
1012.95:476:41
1112.95:476:42
1212.95:466:42
1312.95:466:43
1413.05:466:43
1513.05:456:44
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1713.05:446:44
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1913.05:446:45
2013.05:436:46
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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 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kyauktaw

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kyauktaw'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 Kyauktaw?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kyauktaw.

What to pack for Kyauktaw in May

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

In May, Kyauktaw sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kyauktaw 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 64 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 Kyauktaw 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 Kyauktaw peaks around July 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 24UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kyauktaw 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 Kyauktaw is worst in April — around 132 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.1× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 9132 µg/m³Nov 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar132Unhealthy
Apr132Unhealthy
May26Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyauktaw?

Kyauktaw sits at 20.8°N, 93.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Mrauk U, 36 km away.

Cox's BazarAnnKyaukpyuChaukYenangyaung

Topography around Kyauktaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyauktaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,157 m.

The land around Kyauktaw is covered by cropland (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
729 m
80 km
2,157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Mrauk U 36 km · Buthidaung Town 46 km · Sittwe 78 km · Cox's Bazar 120 km · Ann 162 km · Kyaukpyu 169 km · Chauk 192 km · Yenangyaung 202 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 Kyauktaw (20.8447°, 92.9753°, elevation 10 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).