Ban Huai Thalaeng weather in May

In May, Ban Huai Thalaeng sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 162 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ban Huai Thalaeng's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Huai Thalaeng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:45 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ban Huai Thalaeng reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ban Huai Thalaeng

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 Huai Thalaeng weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°8211.25.7
Feb33° / 21°122.511.54.2
Mar35° / 24°446.811.92.6
Apr36° / 26°8013.212.31.9
May35° / 26°16221.512.71.9
Jun34° / 26°1342112.92.1
Jul33° / 26°14622.712.82.3
Aug33° / 25°18923.212.52.4
Sep32° / 25°24724.712.12.6
Oct31° / 24°13415.511.73.8
Nov31° / 22°334.911.35.2
Dec30° / 19°71.911.16.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
23961
33862
43664
53466
63367
73169
82971
92773
102575
112278
122179
132080
141882
151684
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201387
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ban Huai Thalaeng gets around 162 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 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
264
365
466
566
667
767
868
969
1069
1169
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1771
1871
1971
2070
2170
2270
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2471
2571
2671
2771
2872
2972
3073
3173

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1166429
2066331
3066133
4056035
5055837
6045739
7045640
8045541
9035443
10035443
11035344
12025345
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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
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87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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279calm
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319calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:22
212.55:506:23
312.65:506:23
412.65:496:23
512.65:496:23
612.65:486:24
712.65:486:24
812.65:486:24
912.65:476:24
1012.65:476:25
1112.65:466:25
1212.75:466:25
1312.75:466:26
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ban Huai Thalaeng

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Ban Huai Thalaeng?

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
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Huai Thalaeng.

What to pack for Ban Huai Thalaeng in May

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

In May, Ban Huai Thalaeng sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ban Huai Thalaeng 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 Ban Huai Thalaeng peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 14Nov 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Huai Thalaeng 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 Huai Thalaeng is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1445 µg/m³Jun 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr35Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Huai Thalaeng?

Ban Huai Thalaeng sits at 15.0°N, 102.7°E, 195 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Nang Rong, 41 km away.

Topography around Ban Huai Thalaeng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Huai Thalaeng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m.

The land around Ban Huai Thalaeng is covered by cropland (69%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
352 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nang Rong 41 km · Non Sung 48 km · Buri Ram 49 km · Nakhon Ratchasima 59 km · Chok Chai 59 km · Prakhon Chai 66 km · Khon Buri 67 km · Bua Yai 71 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 Huai Thalaeng (14.9833°, 102.65°, elevation 195 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).