Taungoo weather in May

In May, Taungoo sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 198 mm of rain across 20.8 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 30% 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 Taungoo's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taungoo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:34 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Taungoo is city in the Bago Region of Myanmar.

Air quality
Very high
PM10 137 µg/m³ · 2013
Founded
1510

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 Taungoo 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)
13726
23726
33726
43726
53726
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How May really feels in Taungoo

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.

Taungoo 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° / 16°80.9116.1
Feb34° / 17°30.311.44.4
Mar37° / 21°71.311.92.3
Apr38° / 25°244.112.41.1
May35° / 26°19820.812.91.9
Jun31° / 25°39029.113.12.4
Jul30° / 24°44029.9132.6
Aug30° / 24°40530.212.62.6
Sep31° / 25°2472612.12.7
Oct32° / 24°971611.63.5
Nov32° / 21°233.111.14.9
Dec31° / 18°50.910.96.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37129
47030
56733
66634
76436
86238
96040
105743
115545
125347
135149
144852
154555
164357
174159
183961
193763
203565
213367
223169
232872
242773
252575
262476
272278
282179
291981
301882
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Taungoo gets around 198 mm of rain over 20.8 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 66% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
238
340
442
544
646
748
850
952
1054
1156
1259
1361
1463
1565
1668
1770
1872
1974
2076
2178
2280
2382
2484
2586
2687
2788
2889
2990
3091
3192

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16285313
25265514
35245516
44235518
53215620
63195622
72185624
82165626
92155429
101145431
111125334
121115137
131104841
14194644
15084448
16074152
17063955
18053758
19053461
20043264
21032968
22032770
23022474
24022276
25011980
26011782
27011584
28001387
29001288
30001090
3100991

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 5:41 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:416:22
212.75:406:22
312.75:406:23
412.75:396:23
512.75:396:23
612.85:386:24
712.85:386:24
812.85:376:24
912.85:376:25
1012.85:366:25
1112.85:366:25
1212.85:356:26
1312.95:356:26
1412.95:356:26
1512.95:346:27
1612.95:346:27
1712.95:336:28
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2012.95:326:29
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2913.05:306:32
3013.05:306:33
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Taungoo

In seasonPeak

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

Taungoo'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 Taungoo?

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

1.9
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 Taungoo.

What to pack for Taungoo in May

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

In May, Taungoo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Taungoo 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 Taungoo 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
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Taungoo 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 Taungoo 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 Taungoo?

Taungoo sits at 18.9°N, 96.4°E, 56 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Yedashe, 25 km away.

Topography around Taungoo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taungoo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,584 m.

The land around Taungoo is covered by trees (37%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
2,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Yedashe 25 km · Pyu 51 km · Lewe 84 km · Pyinmana 92 km · Naypyidaw 95 km · Zigon 109 km · Paungde 110 km · Nyaunglebin 114 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 Taungoo (18.9429°, 96.4341°, elevation 56 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).