Maubin weather in May

In May, Maubin sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 274 mm of rain across 22.4 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 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Maubin's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maubin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
274 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Maubin 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 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maubin reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13727
23727
33727
43727
53727
63727
73627
83627
93627
103627
113627
123527
133527
143527
153526
163526
173426
183426
193426
203426
213426
223326
233326
243326
253326
263326
273326
283226
293226
303226
313226

How May really feels in Maubin

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.

Maubin 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
Jan32° / 19°40.811.15.3
Feb35° / 20°20.311.43.7
Mar37° / 23°111.511.91.9
Apr38° / 26°344.812.41.0
May35° / 26°27422.412.81.8
Jun31° / 26°47729.7132.2
Jul31° / 25°50030.612.92.3
Aug30° / 25°48530.812.62.4
Sep31° / 25°37929.112.12.3
Oct32° / 25°19921.911.63.0
Nov32° / 23°425.411.24.5
Dec31° / 20°50.9115.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26238
36139
45842
55644
65446
75248
85050
94753
104555
114258
124060
133763
143367
153268
162971
172674
182476
192278
202080
211882
221684
231486
241486
251288
261189
27991
28892
29892
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maubin gets around 274 mm of rain over 22.4 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 71% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
243
345
447
549
651
753
855
957
1059
1161
1263
1365
1468
1570
1673
1775
1877
1979
2082
2184
2285
2387
2489
2590
2692
2793
2894
2995
3095
3196

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
145442
235344
335047
424850
524553
614356
714059
813861
913564
1003268
1103070
1202773
1302476
1402278
1501981
1601783
1701585
1801387
1901189
2001090
210892
220793
230694
240595
250496
260397
270298
280298
290298
300199
310199

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:22
212.65:466:23
312.65:466:23
412.65:456:23
512.65:456:24
612.75:446:24
712.75:446:24
812.75:436:24
912.75:436:25
1012.75:426:25
1112.75:426:25
1212.75:426:26
1312.75:416:26
1412.85:416:26
1512.85:416:27
1612.85:406:27
1712.85:406:27
1812.85:406:28
1912.85:396:28
2012.85:396:28
2112.85:396:29
2212.85:396:29
2312.95:386:29
2412.95:386:30
2512.95:386:30
2612.95:386:30
2712.95:386:31
2812.95:386:31
2912.95:376:32
3012.95:376:32
3112.95:376:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maubin

In seasonPeak

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

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

Maubin'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 Maubin?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maubin.

What to pack for Maubin in May

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

In May, Maubin sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maubin 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 Maubin peaks around August 13 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 13UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Maubin 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 Maubin is worst in February — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 1841 µg/m³Jun 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr31Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Maubin?

Maubin sits at 16.7°N, 95.7°E, 11 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Dawbon, 25 km away.

Topography around Maubin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maubin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Maubin is covered by trees (35%), cropland (32%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
18 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dawbon 25 km · Twante 30 km · Kyaiklat 33 km · Nyaungdon 35 km · Kanbe 37 km · Oke Kan 46 km · Hlaingthaya 46 km · Nyaung 48 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 Maubin (16.7315°, 95.6544°, elevation 11 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).