Huai Yot weather in May

In May, Huai Yot sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 153 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Huai Yot's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huai Yot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Huai Yot reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
13325
23325
33325
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53325
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How May really feels in Huai Yot

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
28 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.

Huai Yot weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°7512.811.64.6
Feb31° / 23°428.211.74.5
Mar32° / 23°9613.211.93.5
Apr33° / 24°12718.912.22.7
May32° / 25°15324.312.42.4
Jun32° / 24°13020.712.42.9
Jul31° / 24°13222.412.43.0
Aug31° / 24°15524.212.32.9
Sep31° / 24°19425.2122.8
Oct30° / 24°29028.511.82.7
Nov30° / 24°27925.911.63.0
Dec29° / 23°18119.511.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
41981
51882
61783
71783
81684
91585
101585
111486
121486
131387
141387
151387
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huai Yot gets around 153 mm of rain over 24.3 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 79% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
277
378
478
579
679
780
880
980
1080
1181
1281
1381
1481
1580
1680
1780
1879
1979
2078
2178
2278
2377
2477
2577
2677
2778
2878
2978
3078
3178

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13664
23565
33466
43268
53169
63070
73070
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152773
162674
172674
182773
192773
202773
212872
222872
232971
242971
252971
263070
273070
283070
293070
303169
313169

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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227calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:116:27
212.36:106:27
312.36:106:27
412.36:106:27
512.36:096:27
612.36:096:27
712.36:096:27
812.36:096:27
912.36:086:27
1012.36:086:28
1112.36:086:28
1212.36:086:28
1312.36:086:28
1412.36:076:28
1512.36:076:28
1612.46:076:28
1712.46:076:28
1812.46:076:29
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2012.46:076:29
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
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215.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Huai Yot

In seasonPeak

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

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

Huai Yot's rainy season runs July–December, 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 Huai Yot?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huai Yot.

What to pack for Huai Yot in May

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

In May, Huai Yot sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Huai Yot 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 54 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Huai Yot 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 Huai Yot peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 13Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Huai Yot 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 Huai Yot is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1624 µg/m³Feb 1319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Huai Yot?

Huai Yot sits at 7.8°N, 99.6°E, 54 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Trang, 26 km away.

Topography around Huai Yot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huai Yot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,783 m.

The land around Huai Yot is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
826 m
80 km
1,783 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Trang 26 km · Thung Song 42 km · Ron Phibun 50 km · Phatthalung 52 km · Ko Lanta 67 km · Ranot 76 km · Nakhon Si Thammarat 80 km · Krabi 86 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 Huai Yot (7.7894°, 99.6347°, elevation 54 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).