Ye weather in May

In May, Ye sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 419 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ye's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
419 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:34 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Ye 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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ye reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13126
23126
33126
43126
53126
63126
73126
83126
93126
103026
113026
123026
133026
143026
153026
163026
173026
183026
193026
203026
212926
222926
232926
242926
252926
262926
272926
282926
292926
302926
312926

How May really feels in Ye

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Ye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°141.611.26.9
Feb30° / 22°61.311.56.5
Mar31° / 24°305.511.95.5
Apr31° / 26°8212.212.34.3
May30° / 26°41926.712.73.0
Jun28° / 25°70429.512.92.9
Jul28° / 25°86330.612.83.1
Aug28° / 25°87930.512.53.2
Sep28° / 25°59228.912.13.1
Oct30° / 25°2622411.73.4
Nov30° / 24°497.211.35.3
Dec30° / 22°11211.16.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25050
34852
44753
54456
64258
74060
83763
93664
103367
113169
122773
132674
142476
152179
161981
171783
181585
191486
201288
211288
22991
23991
24793
25793
26793
27694
28595
29595
30496
31397

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ye gets around 419 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% 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 (%)
165
267
368
470
571
673
774
875
977
1079
1180
1282
1384
1485
1587
1689
1790
1891
1992
2093
2194
2295
2396
2496
2597
2697
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1595
2496
3496
4496
5397
6397
7397
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2711calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 5:40 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:406:12
212.65:396:12
312.65:396:12
412.65:386:13
512.65:386:13
612.65:376:13
712.65:376:13
812.65:366:14
912.65:366:14
1012.65:366:14
1112.75:356:15
1212.75:356:15
1312.75:356:15
1412.75:346:15
1512.75:346:16
1612.75:346:16
1712.75:336:16
1812.75:336:17
1912.75:336:17
2012.75:336:17
2112.85:326:18
2212.85:326:18
2312.85:326:18
2412.85:326:19
2512.85:326:19
2612.85:326:19
2712.85:316:20
2812.85:316:20
2912.85:316:20
3012.85:316:21
3112.85:316:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ye

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ye'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 Ye?

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

3.0
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 Ye.

What to pack for Ye in May

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

In May, Ye sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ye 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 28 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ye in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ye peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ye 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 Ye is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1326 µg/m³Oct 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ye?

Ye sits at 15.2°N, 97.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Payathonzu, 58 km away.

DaweiMawlamyineMartabanKawkareik

Topography around Ye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m.

The land around Ye is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
982 m
80 km
1,267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Payathonzu 58 km · Thanbyuzayat 81 km · Kyaikkami 97 km · Mudon 113 km · Dawei 134 km · Mawlamyine 140 km · Martaban 145 km · Kawkareik 151 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 Ye (15.2464°, 97.8551°, elevation 14 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).