Yedashe weather in May

In May, Yedashe sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 211 mm of rain across 21.5 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 26% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yedashe's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yedashe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:34 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Yedashe 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 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yedashe reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°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 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13725
23725
33725
43725
53725
63725
73625
83625
93625
103625
113625
123525
133525
143525
153525
163525
173425
183425
193425
203425
213425
223325
233325
243325
253325
263325
273324
283324
293224
303224
313224

How May really feels in Yedashe

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.

Yedashe 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° / 15°121.1116.2
Feb34° / 16°40.411.34.3
Mar37° / 20°91.311.92.2
Apr38° / 24°335.912.41.1
May35° / 25°21121.512.91.9
Jun31° / 24°36528.913.12.4
Jul30° / 24°41330.1132.6
Aug30° / 24°3833012.62.6
Sep31° / 24°23126.412.12.6
Oct32° / 23°10318.111.63.4
Nov32° / 21°284.511.15.0
Dec30° / 17°91.310.96.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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
27129
37030
46832
56733
66535
76436
86139
96040
105743
115545
125248
135050
144951
154654
164456
174258
184060
193862
203565
213466
223169
233070
242773
252674
262575
272377
282080
292080
301882
311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yedashe gets around 211 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
245
347
449
550
652
753
855
957
1058
1160
1262
1364
1466
1568
1670
1772
1874
1975
2077
2179
2281
2382
2484
2585
2687
2788
2889
2990
3091
3191

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112235114
211225116
310215118
48205220
57195222
66185125
75175127
84165129
94154931
103154834
113144736
122134638
132124541
141114443
151104345
16194248
17184150
18174052
19063955
20063757
21053659
22043462
23033265
24033067
25022870
26012673
27012475
28012277
29002080
30001882
31001783

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 9 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:416:22
212.75:416:23
312.75:406:23
412.75:396:23
512.75:396:24
612.85:386:24
712.85:386:25
812.85:376:25
912.85:376:25
1012.85:366:26
1112.85:366:26
1212.85:356:26
1312.95:356:27
1412.95:356:27
1512.95:346:28
1612.95:346:28
1712.95:336:28
1812.95:336:29
1912.95:336:29
2012.95:326:29
2113.05:326:30
2213.05:326:30
2313.05:326:31
2413.05:316:31
2513.05:316:31
2613.05:316:32
2713.05:316:32
2813.05:316:33
2913.05:306:33
3013.15:306:33
3113.15:306:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yedashe

In seasonPeak

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

Yedashe'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 Yedashe?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yedashe.

What to pack for Yedashe in May

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

In May, Yedashe sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yedashe 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 Yedashe peaks around July 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 24UV 12Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Yedashe 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 Yedashe is worst in March — around 198 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 15.0× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateMar 19186 µg/m³Jul 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar198Very unhealthy
Apr130Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yedashe?

Yedashe sits at 19.2°N, 96.3°E, 65 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taungoo, 25 km away.

Paungde

Topography around Yedashe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yedashe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Yedashe is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
2,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Taungoo 25 km · Lewe 59 km · Pyinmana 66 km · Naypyidaw 69 km · Pyu 76 km · Pèkon 105 km · Loikaw 108 km · Paungde 115 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 Yedashe (19.1563°, 96.3459°, elevation 65 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).