Ban Aranyik weather in May

In May, Ban Aranyik sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 203 mm of rain across 21.7 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 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Ban Aranyik's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Aranyik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
203 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

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 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ban Aranyik reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13727
23727
33727
43727
53727
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73727
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303527
313527

How May really feels in Ban Aranyik

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.

Ban Aranyik 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° / 19°112.311.14.9
Feb34° / 21°131.811.43.6
Mar37° / 25°314.511.92.0
Apr38° / 27°639.512.41.1
May36° / 27°20321.712.81.5
Jun34° / 27°25325.8131.8
Jul33° / 26°27226.812.92.0
Aug33° / 26°31427.812.62.1
Sep33° / 26°27726.112.12.1
Oct33° / 25°12216.511.63.1
Nov33° / 23°243.711.24.4
Dec32° / 20°101.4115.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35050
44852
54753
64456
74258
84060
93862
103565
113466
123169
133070
142773
152575
162476
172179
182080
191981
201882
211684
221684
231585
241486
251387
261288
271288
281189
291090
301090
31991

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ban Aranyik gets around 203 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
253
354
455
556
657
759
860
962
1064
1165
1267
1369
1470
1572
1673
1774
1875
1975
2076
2177
2278
2379
2479
2580
2680
2781
2881
2982
3083
3184

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
135245
235048
324850
424553
524355
624157
723959
813663
913465
1013267
1113069
1212871
1312673
1412475
1512277
1602179
1701981
1801882
1901783
2001684
2101585
2201486
2301387
2401288
2501288
2601189
2701090
2801090
290991
300991
310892

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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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 5:58 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:34
212.65:586:34
312.65:576:35
412.65:576:35
512.75:566:35
612.75:566:35
712.75:556:36
812.75:556:36
912.75:546:36
1012.75:546:37
1112.75:536:37
1212.75:536:37
1312.85:536:38
1412.85:526:38
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1712.85:516:39
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1912.85:516:40
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ban Aranyik

In seasonPeak

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

Ban Aranyik'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 Ban Aranyik?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Aranyik.

What to pack for Ban Aranyik in May

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

In May, Ban Aranyik sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ban Aranyik 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 Ban Aranyik peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 13UV 13Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Aranyik 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 Ban Aranyik is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Jun 2223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Aranyik?

Ban Aranyik sits at 16.8°N, 100.3°E, 47 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phitsanulok, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ban Aranyik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Aranyik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,663 m.

The land around Ban Aranyik is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (27%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
1,663 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Phitsanulok 3.0 km · Bang Rakam 19 km · Bang Krathum 28 km · Phichit 43 km · Sukhothai 53 km · Ban Na 62 km · Taphan Hin 69 km · Sawankhalok 73 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 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 Ban Aranyik (16.8255°, 100.2849°, elevation 47 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).