Pyay weather in May

In May, Pyay sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 133 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Pyay's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pyay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Pyay 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 38°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pyay reaches about 36°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 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13826
23826
33826
43826
53826
63726
73726
83726
93726
103726
113726
123726
133626
143626
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193526
203526
213526
223526
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253426
263426
273426
283426
293426
303426
313326

How May really feels in Pyay

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.

Pyay 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
Jan31° / 17°70.5116.2
Feb34° / 18°10.111.44.4
Mar37° / 21°40.811.92.3
Apr38° / 25°162.212.41.0
May36° / 26°13317.612.91.7
Jun32° / 26°31928.313.12.2
Jul31° / 25°31329.8132.3
Aug31° / 25°29329.612.62.4
Sep32° / 25°23426.412.12.4
Oct32° / 25°12216.911.63.3
Nov32° / 22°263.811.14.9
Dec30° / 19°40.810.96.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27525
37426
47228
57129
67030
76832
86634
96436
106139
115941
125644
135446
145149
154951
164654
174456
184159
193862
203664
213565
223169
232971
242773
252575
262377
272278
282080
291981
301882
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pyay gets around 133 mm of rain over 17.6 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 56% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
228
330
432
534
635
737
839
941
1043
1145
1247
1350
1452
1554
1657
1759
1861
1964
2066
2168
2270
2372
2474
2576
2677
2779
2880
2982
3083
3185

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11156816
21146718
31126720
41116622
50106624
6096526
7086329
8076231
9066034
10065737
11055540
12055243
13044947
14044650
15044353
16034057
17033760
18033364
19023068
20022771
21022474
22022177
23011980
24011683
25011485
26011287
27011188
2800991
2900892
3000793
3100694

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:466:27
212.75:466:27
312.75:456:27
412.75:446:28
512.75:446:28
612.75:436:28
712.85:436:29
812.85:426:29
912.85:426:29
1012.85:416:30
1112.85:416:30
1212.85:406:30
1312.85:406:31
1412.95:406:31
1512.95:396:32
1612.95:396:32
1712.95:386:32
1812.95:386:33
1912.95:386:33
2012.95:386:33
2112.95:376:34
2213.05:376:34
2313.05:376:35
2413.05:376:35
2513.05:366:35
2613.05:366:36
2713.05:366:36
2813.05:366:37
2913.05:366:37
3013.05:356:37
3113.05:356:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pyay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pyay'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 Pyay?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pyay.

What to pack for Pyay in May

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

In May, Pyay sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pyay 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 Pyay peaks around August 11 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 11UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Pyay 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 Pyay is worst in March — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateMar 1693 µg/m³Jul 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pyay?

Pyay sits at 18.8°N, 95.2°E, 2 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Paungde, 48 km away.

Topography around Pyay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pyay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m.

The land around Pyay is covered by trees (47%) and water (24%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
1,334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Paungde 48 km · Thayetmyo 56 km · Myanaung 60 km · Myaydo 61 km · Zigon 69 km · Taungup 103 km · Ngapali 103 km · Ingabu 112 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 Pyay (18.82°, 95.2156°, elevation 2 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).