Myanaung weather in May

In May, Myanaung sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 148 mm of rain across 18.5 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 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Myanaung's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Myanaung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Myanaung 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 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Myanaung reaches about 35°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 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13826
23726
33726
43726
53726
63726
73726
83726
93626
103626
113626
123626
133626
143626
153526
163526
173526
183526
193526
203426
213426
223426
233426
243426
253426
263426
273326
283326
293326
303326
313326

How May really feels in Myanaung

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.

Myanaung 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
Jan30° / 17°80.8116.4
Feb33° / 18°10.311.44.5
Mar37° / 21°50.911.92.3
Apr38° / 24°20312.41.1
May35° / 26°14818.512.81.8
Jun31° / 26°33228.513.12.3
Jul31° / 25°33029.9132.4
Aug31° / 25°29929.412.62.5
Sep31° / 25°23026.912.12.5
Oct32° / 24°12618.211.63.4
Nov31° / 22°294.111.15.3
Dec30° / 19°40.910.96.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
36931
46832
56634
66535
76238
86139
95941
105644
115446
125050
134852
144555
154456
164159
173961
183664
193466
203268
213070
222872
232674
242476
252377
262179
272080
281981
291783
301684
311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Myanaung gets around 148 mm of rain over 18.5 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 59% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
231
333
435
536
638
740
842
944
1046
1148
1250
1353
1455
1557
1659
1762
1864
1966
2068
2171
2273
2375
2477
2579
2680
2782
2883
2985
3086
3187

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11156519
21146421
31126423
41116325
51106227
6086329
7076132
8066034
9055837
10055639
11045442
12035245
13034948
14024652
15024355
16024058
17023761
18013465
19013168
20012871
21012574
22012277
23012079
24011782
25001585
26001387
27001189
2800991
2900892
3000793
3100694

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:466:26
212.75:466:26
312.75:456:26
412.75:456:26
512.75:446:27
612.75:446:27
712.75:436:27
812.85:436:28
912.85:426:28
1012.85:426:29
1112.85:416:29
1212.85:416:29
1312.85:406:30
1412.85:406:30
1512.85:406:30
1612.95:396:31
1712.95:396:31
1812.95:396:31
1912.95:386:32
2012.95:386:32
2112.95:386:33
2212.95:376:33
2312.95:376:33
2412.95:376:34
2513.05:376:34
2613.05:376:34
2713.05:366:35
2813.05:366:35
2913.05:366:36
3013.05:366:36
3113.05:366:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Myanaung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Myanaung'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 Myanaung?

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
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Myanaung.

What to pack for Myanaung in May

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

In May, Myanaung sees daytime highs around 35°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 Myanaung 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 Myanaung peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Myanaung 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 Myanaung 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 Myanaung?

Myanaung sits at 18.3°N, 95.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Paungde, 30 km away.

Topography around Myanaung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Myanaung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,242 m.

The land around Myanaung is covered by cropland (40%), trees (27%) and water (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
1,242 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Paungde 30 km · Zigon 32 km · Ingabu 53 km · Pyay 60 km · Letpandan 72 km · Hinthada 72 km · Tharyarwady 86 km · Kyeintali 93 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 Myanaung (18.2865°, 95.3201°, elevation 26 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).