Pyu weather in May

In May, Pyu sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 272 mm of rain across 23.1 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 37°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Pyu's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pyu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:34 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Pyu is city 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 Pyu 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 30°C and 39°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)
13727
23727
33727
43727
53727
63727
73627
83626
93626
103626
113626
123626
133526
143526
153526
163526
173526
183426
193426
203426
213426
223426
233326
243326
253326
263326
273326
283325
293325
303225
313225

How May really feels in Pyu

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.

Pyu 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°101.4116.0
Feb33° / 18°80.511.44.5
Mar36° / 22°121.911.92.5
Apr38° / 26°476.412.41.2
May35° / 26°27223.112.91.8
Jun31° / 25°47229.713.12.2
Jul30° / 25°55430.7132.4
Aug30° / 25°55630.912.62.4
Sep31° / 25°31928.812.12.3
Oct32° / 25°12421.911.62.9
Nov32° / 22°315.111.14.7
Dec31° / 19°81.110.96.1

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26832
36733
46535
56337
66139
76040
85743
95545
105248
115050
124852
134555
144357
154060
163763
173565
183466
193169
203070
212773
222674
232575
242377
252080
262080
271882
281783
291585
301585
311387

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pyu gets around 272 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
247
349
451
553
654
756
858
960
1062
1164
1266
1368
1471
1573
1675
1778
1880
1982
2084
2186
2288
2389
2491
2592
2693
2794
2895
2996
3096
3197

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
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11183645
21163548
31153450
41143253
51133155
61113058
70102862
8092764
9082567
10072469
11072271
12062173
13051976
14051877
15041680
16041581
17031483
18031285
19021187
20021088
2102890
2202791
2301693
2401594
2501495
2601495
2701396
2800397
2900397
3000298
3100298

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:42 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:426:21
212.75:416:22
312.75:406:22
412.75:406:22
512.75:396:23
612.75:396:23
712.75:386:23
812.85:386:24
912.85:376:24
1012.85:376:24
1112.85:366:25
1212.85:366:25
1312.85:366:25
1412.85:356:26
1512.95:356:26
1612.95:346:27
1712.95:346:27
1812.95:346:27
1912.95:336:28
2012.95:336:28
2112.95:336:28
2212.95:336:29
2312.95:326:29
2413.05:326:30
2513.05:326:30
2613.05:326:30
2713.05:326:31
2813.05:316:31
2913.05:316:31
3013.05:316:32
3113.05:316:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pyu

In seasonPeak

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

Pyu's monsoon runs May–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 Pyu?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pyu.

What to pack for Pyu in May

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

In May, Pyu sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pyu 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 Pyu peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 11UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pyu 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 Pyu is worst in April — around 150 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 10147 µg/m³Jul 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar137Unhealthy
Apr150Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pyu?

Pyu sits at 18.5°N, 96.4°E, 55 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taungoo, 51 km away.

Topography around Pyu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pyu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,593 m.

The land around Pyu is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
2,593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Taungoo 51 km · Nyaunglebin 66 km · Yedashe 76 km · Shwegyin 78 km · Daik-u 80 km · Zigon 88 km · Paungde 98 km · Letpandan 106 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 Pyu (18.4813°, 96.4374°, elevation 55 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).