Ban Talat Yai weather in May

In May, Ban Talat Yai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 266 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ban Talat Yai's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Talat Yai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
266 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ban Talat Yai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Ban Talat Yai

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.

Ban Talat Yai weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°456.911.66.2
Feb29° / 26°193.911.76.5
Mar29° / 27°7810.411.95.6
Apr29° / 27°12517.912.24.4
May29° / 27°26625.112.43.5
Jun29° / 27°25722.612.43.7
Jul28° / 27°25323.512.43.8
Aug28° / 26°27623.712.33.9
Sep28° / 26°31124.9123.9
Oct28° / 26°30627.311.83.7
Nov28° / 26°18420.311.64.5
Dec28° / 26°8111.411.55.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32080
41981
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61882
71684
81585
91585
101684
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ban Talat Yai gets around 266 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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276
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11090
2991
3991
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5892
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:156:32
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312.36:156:32
412.36:146:32
512.36:146:32
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712.36:146:32
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912.36:136:32
1012.36:136:33
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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 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Ban Talat Yai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ban Talat Yai's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Ban Talat Yai?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Talat Yai.

What to pack for Ban Talat Yai in May

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

In May, Ban Talat Yai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ban Talat Yai 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 25 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ban Talat Yai 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 Talat Yai peaks around August 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Ban Talat Yai 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 Talat Yai is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Nov 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Talat Yai?

Ban Talat Yai sits at 7.9°N, 98.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phuket, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Ban Talat Yai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Talat Yai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,369 m.

The land around Ban Talat Yai is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
1,369 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Phuket 1.0 km · Ban Talat Nua 2.0 km · Wichit 2.0 km · Ban Ratsada 3.0 km · Ban Ko Sire 3.0 km · Ban Chalong 8.0 km · Kathu 8.0 km · Ban Kamala 15 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 Talat Yai (7.8848°, 98.4001°, elevation 8 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).