Chumphon weather in May

In May, Chumphon sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 124 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chumphon's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chumphon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:05 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Chumphon is town in Chumphon province, Thailand.

Density
2,646/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Chumphon reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Chumphon

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.

Chumphon weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°688.511.56.9
Feb28° / 25°326.511.77.0
Mar29° / 26°849.711.95.9
Apr30° / 27°8713.212.24.8
May30° / 27°12421.712.53.7
Jun29° / 26°11220.312.63.8
Jul29° / 26°12021.312.63.9
Aug29° / 26°12921.812.33.9
Sep28° / 26°16023.812.13.7
Oct28° / 25°24325.111.84.1
Nov28° / 26°19817.211.55.2
Dec27° / 25°948.811.46.6

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23763
33664
43565
53367
63169
73070
82971
92773
102674
112476
122377
132179
142179
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311288

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chumphon gets around 124 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 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
262
363
464
565
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767
867
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1069
1170
1270
1371
1472
1572
1672
1772
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
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2473
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2673
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3074
3174

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
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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
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:096:31
212.46:096:32
312.46:096:32
412.46:086:32
512.46:086:32
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712.46:076:32
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chumphon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Chumphon'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 Chumphon?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chumphon.

What to pack for Chumphon in May

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

In May, Chumphon sees daytime highs around 30°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

Sea temperature near Chumphon 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Chumphon 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 Chumphon peaks around August 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 14Jan 1UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chumphon 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 Chumphon is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1421 µg/m³Sep 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chumphon?

Chumphon sits at 10.5°N, 99.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Lang Suan, 62 km away.

Ko Pha-nganKo SamuiSurat Thani

Topography around Chumphon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chumphon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m.

The land around Chumphon is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
1,039 m
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May weather nearby: Lang Suan 62 km · Ranong 84 km · Ko Tao 85 km · Bang Saphan 88 km · Kawthaung 89 km · Ko Pha-ngan 124 km · Ko Samui 135 km · Surat Thani 152 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 Chumphon (10.4957°, 99.1797°, 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).