Thanatpin weather in May

In May, Thanatpin sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 290 mm of rain across 22.5 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 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Thanatpin's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thanatpin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
290 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Thanatpin 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 Thanatpin reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 8°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 4°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13827
23727
33727
43727
53727
63727
73727
83627
93627
103627
113627
123627
133527
143526
153526
163526
173426
183426
193426
203426
213426
223426
233326
243326
253326
263326
273326
283326
293326
303226
313226

How May really feels in Thanatpin

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.

Thanatpin 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
Jan32° / 18°40.811.15.1
Feb35° / 19°30.411.43.6
Mar37° / 22°101.711.91.9
Apr38° / 26°44512.41.0
May35° / 26°29022.512.81.7
Jun31° / 26°53029.6132.1
Jul31° / 25°56230.712.92.3
Aug31° / 25°54830.712.62.3
Sep31° / 25°38128.812.12.2
Oct32° / 25°17019.511.63.0
Nov33° / 23°344.411.24.4
Dec32° / 20°60.9115.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26139
36040
45842
55644
65446
75248
84951
94654
104456
114258
123961
133664
143466
153169
162971
172773
182476
192278
202080
211882
221684
231585
241486
251288
261189
27991
28991
29793
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Thanatpin gets around 290 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
242
344
446
548
650
752
854
957
1059
1162
1265
1368
1470
1573
1675
1778
1880
1982
2084
2186
2287
2389
2490
2591
2692
2793
2894
2995
3096
3196

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
154649
254451
344254
444056
533760
633562
733364
823167
922969
1012772
1112574
1212376
1312178
1411980
1501783
1601585
1701387
1801189
1901090
200892
210793
220694
230595
240496
250397
260298
270298
280199
290199
300199
310199

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 8 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
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min 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 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:426:19
212.65:426:20
312.65:416:20
412.75:416:20
512.75:406:21
612.75:406:21
712.75:396:21
812.75:396:21
912.75:386:22
1012.75:386:22
1112.75:386:22
1212.85:376:23
1312.85:376:23
1412.85:366:23
1512.85:366:24
1612.85:366:24
1712.85:356:25
1812.85:356:25
1912.85:356:25
2012.95:356:26
2112.95:346:26
2212.95:346:26
2312.95:346:27
2412.95:346:27
2512.95:336:27
2612.95:336:28
2712.95:336:28
2812.95:336:28
2912.95:336:29
3012.95:336:29
3112.95:336:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Thanatpin

In seasonPeak

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

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

Thanatpin's monsoon runs May–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 Thanatpin?

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

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thanatpin.

What to pack for Thanatpin in May

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

In May, Thanatpin 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

Sea temperature near Thanatpin in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Thanatpin in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thanatpin peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Thanatpin 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 Thanatpin is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1145 µg/m³Jun 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thanatpin?

Thanatpin sits at 17.3°N, 96.6°E, 13 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Bago, 11 km away.

Topography around Thanatpin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thanatpin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Thanatpin is covered by cropland (76%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Bago 11 km · Waw 23 km · Kayan 43 km · Hlegu 44 km · Kyaikto 46 km · Kyauktaga 48 km · San Chaung 55 km · Kone Ta La Paung 55 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 Thanatpin (17.2914°, 96.5752°, elevation 13 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).