Bang Racham weather in May

In May, Bang Racham sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 150 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Bang Racham's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bang Racham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:54 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Bang Racham is town in Bang Rachan district, Sing Buri province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bang Racham 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 40°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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23727
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303627
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How May really feels in Bang Racham

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.

Bang Racham weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°102.411.24.3
Feb35° / 23°122.111.53.0
Mar37° / 26°407.311.91.7
Apr38° / 27°8112.912.31.1
May36° / 27°15020.612.71.3
Jun36° / 27°12221.312.91.5
Jul35° / 27°13522.512.81.7
Aug34° / 26°17324.312.51.8
Sep34° / 26°25024.812.12.0
Oct33° / 25°15718.211.73.0
Nov33° / 24°285.211.34.0
Dec32° / 22°91.511.14.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24456
34357
44159
53961
63763
73565
83466
93268
103070
112872
122674
132476
142377
152377
162080
171981
181981
191783
201783
211684
221585
231585
241585
251387
261387
271387
281387
291288
301189
311090

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bang Racham gets around 150 mm of rain over 20.6 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 67% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
458
559
660
761
862
963
1065
1166
1267
1368
1468
1569
1669
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2271
2371
2471
2571
2672
2772
2872
2973
3073
3173

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
143957
243858
343660
443561
533463
633364
733265
833166
923167
1023068
1123068
1213069
1313069
1413069
1513168
1613168
1703268
1803367
1903367
2003466
2103565
2203565
2303664
2403664
2503763
2603763
2713762
2813762
2913762
3013762
3113762

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
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3110calm

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 6:00 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:006:32
212.56:006:32
312.55:596:32
412.65:596:32
512.65:586:33
612.65:586:33
712.65:576:33
812.65:576:33
912.65:576:34
1012.65:566:34
1112.65:566:34
1212.65:566:34
1312.75:556:35
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
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135.7Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bang Racham

In seasonPeak

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

Bang Racham's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Bang Racham?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bang Racham.

What to pack for Bang Racham in May

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

In May, Bang Racham sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bang Racham in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bang Racham peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 15UV 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bang Racham 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 Bang Racham is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1960 µg/m³Jun 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May41Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bang Racham?

Bang Racham sits at 14.9°N, 100.3°E, 14 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Sing Buri, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bang Racham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bang Racham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m.

The land around Bang Racham is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
646 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sing Buri 9.0 km · Wiset Chaichan 33 km · Lop Buri 38 km · Chai Nat 39 km · Phak Hai 49 km · Suphan Buri 51 km · Ban Mo 54 km · Phra Phutthabat 55 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 Bang Racham (14.892°, 100.3173°, elevation 14 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).