Möng Yang weather in May

In May, Möng Yang sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 139 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Möng Yang's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Möng Yang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:16 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Möng Yang reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Möng Yang weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 222.910.88.7
Feb27° / 10°122.111.28.4
Mar30° / 13°213.411.86.5
Apr31° / 17°548.412.54.9
May30° / 20°13916.8134.2
Jun29° / 21°19725.413.33.4
Jul27° / 21°31228.813.23.4
Aug27° / 21°28727.912.73.6
Sep28° / 20°16321.812.14.4
Oct27° / 18°9615.211.55.9
Nov25° / 14°415.8117.8
Dec23° / 10°213.710.78.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36733
46634
56436
66337
76238
85941
95842
105644
115545
125347
135050
144951
154753
164555
174456
184258
194060
203961
213664
223466
233466
243268
253070
262971
272773
282674
292476
302377
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Möng Yang gets around 139 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
444
544
644
744
845
945
1046
1146
1247
1348
1449
1550
1651
1752
1853
1955
2056
2158
2260
2361
2463
2565
2666
2767
2869
2970
3072
3173

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
153142210
253042230
342842250
442742270
542641290
632541310
732441330
832340340
922239360
1022139380
1122038390
1221938410
1321837430
1421737440
1511636461
1611535491
1711334511
1811232541
1911131561
2011029582
211827622
220725662
230623683
240521713
250419743
260318754
270316774
280214804
290212815
300111826
31019837

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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314calm

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 5:25 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:256:12
212.85:246:13
312.85:236:13
412.85:236:14
512.95:226:14
612.95:216:14
712.95:216:15
812.95:206:15
912.95:206:16
1012.95:196:16
1113.05:196:17
1213.05:186:17
1313.05:186:17
1413.05:176:18
1513.05:176:18
1613.05:166:19
1713.15:166:19
1813.15:156:20
1913.15:156:20
2013.15:156:21
2113.15:146:21
2213.15:146:21
2313.15:146:22
2413.15:136:22
2513.25:136:23
2613.25:136:23
2713.25:136:24
2813.25:126:24
2913.25:126:25
3013.25:126:25
3113.25:126:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Möng Yang

In seasonPeak

None of Möng Yang's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Möng Yang?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Möng Yang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Möng Yang in May

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

In May, Möng Yang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Möng Yang 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 Möng Yang peaks around June 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highJun 18UV 14Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Möng Yang 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 Möng Yang is worst in March — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.6× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 20104 µg/m³Jul 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Möng Yang?

Möng Yang sits at 21.8°N, 99.7°E, 914 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kengtung, 35 km away.

TangyanTachilekMae SaiMuang Sing

Topography around Möng Yang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Möng Yang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 933 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,198 m.

The land around Möng Yang is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (34%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
2,198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kengtung 35 km · Möng La 40 km · Pangkham 64 km · Möng Yawng 102 km · Tangyan 150 km · Tachilek 157 km · Mae Sai 159 km · Muang Sing 169 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 Möng Yang (21.8478°, 99.6765°, elevation 914 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).