Shwegyin weather in May

In May, Shwegyin sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 326 mm of rain across 24.9 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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shwegyin's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shwegyin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
326 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shwegyin reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13525
23525
33525
43525
53425
63425
73424
83424
93424
103424
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
163224
173224
183224
193224
203224
213224
223124
233124
243124
253124
263124
273124
283124
293124
303024
313024

How May really feels in Shwegyin

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
11 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.

Shwegyin 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° / 16°61116.4
Feb33° / 17°30.311.45.0
Mar35° / 20°13211.93.4
Apr36° / 24°495.912.42.4
May33° / 24°32624.912.82.4
Jun29° / 24°62929.813.12.6
Jul29° / 24°74430.9132.8
Aug29° / 24°69830.912.62.8
Sep30° / 24°42429.412.12.6
Oct31° / 23°1832311.63.3
Nov31° / 21°386.211.25.2
Dec30° / 18°101.410.96.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36436
46238
56040
65842
75644
85446
95050
104852
114555
124258
133961
143763
153565
163268
173070
182773
192575
202377
212179
221981
231783
241684
251486
261387
271189
281090
291090
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shwegyin gets around 326 mm of rain over 24.9 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 79% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
249
352
455
557
660
762
864
967
1069
1172
1274
1377
1479
1581
1683
1785
1887
1989
2090
2191
2293
2394
2495
2596
2696
2797
2897
2998
3098
3198

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive 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 (%)
11127314
21117315
31107316
4197218
5187219
6077221
7067222
8057124
9047026
10046828
11036730
12026632
13026434
14016336
15016138
16015940
17005842
18005743
19005545
20005347
21005149
22004951
23004753
24004555
25004357
26004159
27003961
28003862
29003664
30003565
31003466

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:406:19
212.75:406:19
312.75:396:19
412.75:396:20
512.75:386:20
612.75:386:20
712.75:376:21
812.75:376:21
912.85:366:21
1012.85:366:22
1112.85:356:22
1212.85:356:22
1312.85:356:23
1412.85:346:23
1512.85:346:24
1612.85:346:24
1712.95:336:24
1812.95:336:25
1912.95:336:25
2012.95:326:25
2112.95:326:26
2212.95:326:26
2312.95:326:26
2412.95:316:27
2512.95:316:27
2612.95:316:28
2713.05:316:28
2813.05:316:28
2913.05:316:29
3013.05:306:29
3113.05:306:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shwegyin

In seasonPeak

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

Shwegyin'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 Shwegyin?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shwegyin.

What to pack for Shwegyin in May

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

In May, Shwegyin sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shwegyin 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 Shwegyin 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 (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 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Shwegyin 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 Shwegyin is worst in April — around 141 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 13131 µg/m³Jul 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr141Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shwegyin?

Shwegyin sits at 17.9°N, 96.9°E, 23 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Nyaunglebin, 17 km away.

Topography around Shwegyin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shwegyin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Shwegyin is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
668 m
80 km
1,897 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nyaunglebin 17 km · Daik-u 26 km · Kyauktaga 49 km · Waw 54 km · Kyaikto 70 km · Thanatpin 77 km · Bago 77 km · Pyu 78 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 Shwegyin (17.9212°, 96.8768°, elevation 23 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).