Lawksawk weather in May

In May, Lawksawk sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 259 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Lawksawk's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lawksawk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
259 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:28 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Lawksawk 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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lawksawk reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Lawksawk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°151.610.99.2
Feb27° / 12°101.511.38.6
Mar30° / 15°20311.86.5
Apr31° / 18°9310.812.54.7
May29° / 20°25923.8133.8
Jun28° / 21°2462813.33.4
Jul28° / 21°25729.513.23.3
Aug27° / 21°29730.112.73.3
Sep27° / 20°27728.612.13.4
Oct27° / 19°24125.611.54.2
Nov26° / 15°8511.1116.8
Dec24° / 12°233.710.78.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27030
37030
46931
56733
66634
76535
86337
96238
106040
115941
125743
135545
145347
155149
164951
174852
184555
194456
204258
214060
223862
233664
243466
253268
263169
273070
282872
292773
302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lawksawk gets around 259 mm of rain over 23.8 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 76% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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261
362
463
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767
868
969
1070
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1272
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2183
2283
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2687
2787
2888
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3089
3190

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141731480
241629510
331528540
421427570
521326581
611226601
711125621
811024632
90923662
100822682
110721693
120721693
130619714
140518734
150517735
160416755
170414766
180413767
190312778
200311788
21029809
220288010
230178111
240168112
250158113
260148015
270038116
280028117
290018118
300018019
310017920

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:37 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:376:23
212.85:366:23
312.85:356:24
412.85:356:24
512.85:346:24
612.95:346:25
712.95:336:25
812.95:326:26
912.95:326:26
1012.95:316:26
1112.95:316:27
1213.05:306:27
1313.05:306:28
1413.05:296:28
1513.05:296:29
1613.05:286:29
1713.05:286:30
1813.05:286:30
1913.15:276:30
2013.15:276:31
2113.15:276:31
2213.15:266:32
2313.15:266:32
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2513.15:256:33
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2713.15:256:34
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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 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lawksawk

In seasonPeak

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

Lawksawk'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 Lawksawk?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lawksawk.

What to pack for Lawksawk in May

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

In May, Lawksawk sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lawksawk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lawksawk peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Lawksawk 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 Lawksawk is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 1772 µg/m³Jul 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb46Poor
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May23Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lawksawk?

Lawksawk sits at 21.2°N, 96.9°E, 940 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taunggyi, 54 km away.

Topography around Lawksawk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lawksawk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 942 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,405 m.

The land around Lawksawk is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
2,405 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Taunggyi 54 km · Heho 59 km · Nyaung Shwe 66 km · Aungban 70 km · Kalaw 75 km · Kyaukse 86 km · Wundwin 89 km · Nansang 97 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 Lawksawk (21.2481°, 96.8673°, elevation 940 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).