Yenangyaung weather in May

In May, Yenangyaung sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 91 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Yenangyaung's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yenangyaung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:38 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Yenangyaung is city 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 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yenangyaung reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43927
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103827
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303627
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How May really feels in Yenangyaung

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.

Yenangyaung weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°50.410.97.2
Feb33° / 18°00.211.34.9
Mar37° / 22°10.511.92.2
Apr39° / 26°91.712.50.7
May37° / 27°9110.3131.4
Jun34° / 26°15319.413.22.3
Jul33° / 26°14721.513.12.5
Aug32° / 26°15023.112.72.5
Sep33° / 26°17619.912.12.7
Oct32° / 25°12514.411.53.5
Nov31° / 22°193.1115.5
Dec29° / 18°70.710.87.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
37921
47822
57723
67624
77426
87327
97129
106931
116832
126535
136337
146139
156040
165842
175644
185545
195347
205248
215149
224951
234852
244654
254456
264357
274258
284159
293961
303763
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yenangyaung gets around 91 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
217
318
420
521
622
723
824
925
1027
1128
1229
1331
1432
1533
1635
1736
1837
1938
2039
2140
2241
2341
2442
2542
2643
2743
2844
2944
3046
3147

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1234631
2231661
3128692
4126712
5123733
6121753
7119764
8117775
9115777
10013798
110127810
120117811
130107713
14097615
15087418
16087220
17077122
18076825
19066727
20056629
21056431
22046333
23046036
24035938
25025939
26025741
27015643
28015544
29015346
30005248
31005149

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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2512light breeze
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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 5:46 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:466:30
212.85:456:30
312.85:446:31
412.85:446:31
512.85:436:31
612.85:436:32
712.85:426:32
812.95:416:33
912.95:416:33
1012.95:406:33
1112.95:406:34
1212.95:396:34
1312.95:396:35
1412.95:396:35
1513.05:386:35
1613.05:386:36
1713.05:376:36
1813.05:376:37
1913.05:376:37
2013.05:366:38
2113.05:366:38
2213.05:366:38
2313.15:356:39
2413.15:356:39
2513.15:356:40
2613.15:356:40
2713.15:346:40
2813.15:346:41
2913.15:346:41
3013.15:346:42
3113.15:346:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yenangyaung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yenangyaung's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Yenangyaung?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yenangyaung.

What to pack for Yenangyaung in May

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

In May, Yenangyaung sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yenangyaung 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 Yenangyaung peaks around July 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 23UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Yenangyaung 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 Yenangyaung is worst in April — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 1289 µg/m³Oct 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr92Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yenangyaung?

Yenangyaung sits at 20.5°N, 94.9°E, 56 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Minbu, 32 km away.

Topography around Yenangyaung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yenangyaung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,902 m.

The land around Yenangyaung is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
1,902 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Minbu 32 km · Magway 36 km · Chauk 49 km · Kyaukpadaung 50 km · Bagan 82 km · Taungdwingyi 87 km · Pakokku 99 km · Meiktila 112 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 Yenangyaung (20.465°, 94.8712°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).