Mae Sot weather in May

In May, Mae Sot sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 202 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mae Sot's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mae Sot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:59 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Mae Sot is city in Tak province, Thailand.

Density
1,638/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mae Sot reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83324
93324
103324
113324
123324
133324
143224
153224
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193224
203124
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223124
233124
243124
253124
263124
273124
283124
293024
303024
313024

How May really feels in Mae Sot

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.

Mae Sot weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°7111.15.9
Feb33° / 17°60.411.44.6
Mar35° / 20°172.611.93.4
Apr35° / 23°39712.42.6
May32° / 24°20221.612.82.7
Jun29° / 24°34128.6132.8
Jul28° / 23°39429.612.93.0
Aug28° / 23°39729.912.63.0
Sep30° / 23°2582712.12.9
Oct31° / 22°10614.911.64.1
Nov31° / 20°172.911.25.3
Dec30° / 17°81.1116.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35347
45149
54951
64654
74555
84357
94060
103961
113565
123367
133169
142872
152674
162377
172179
182080
191882
201585
211486
221387
231288
241090
251090
26991
27793
28793
29793
30694
31595

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mae Sot gets around 202 mm of rain over 21.6 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 69% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
548
649
751
852
954
1056
1159
1261
1364
1466
1569
1671
1774
1876
1978
2080
2182
2283
2385
2486
2587
2688
2789
2890
2991
3091
3192

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1111844
2110845
319855
418856
517866
616867
706868
805869
9058510
10048511
11048412
12038413
13038215
14028216
15028018
16027919
17017821
18017623
19017425
20017326
21017128
22016930
23016831
24006733
25006634
26006436
27006337
28006238
29006139
30006040
31005941

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 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 6:05 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:056:41
212.66:056:41
312.66:046:41
412.66:046:42
512.66:036:42
612.76:036:42
712.76:026:42
812.76:026:43
912.76:016:43
1012.76:016:43
1112.76:006:44
1212.76:006:44
1312.76:006:44
1412.85:596:45
1512.85:596:45
1612.85:596:45
1712.85:586:46
1812.85:586:46
1912.85:586:46
2012.85:576:47
2112.85:576:47
2212.85:576:47
2312.85:576:48
2412.95:576:48
2512.95:566:48
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2712.95:566:49
2812.95:566:50
2912.95:566:50
3012.95:566:50
3112.95:566:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mae Sot

In seasonPeak

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

Mae Sot's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Mae Sot?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mae Sot.

What to pack for Mae Sot in May

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

In May, Mae Sot sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot is worst in March — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.0× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodGoodModerateMar 17104 µg/m³Jun 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar112Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May18Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mae Sot?

Mae Sot sits at 16.7°N, 98.6°E, 213 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Myawaddy, 7.0 km away.

Hpa-AnHmaw BiMawlamyine

Topography around Mae Sot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mae Sot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,097 m.

The land around Mae Sot is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
693 m
80 km
2,097 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Myawaddy 7.0 km · Mae Ramat 30 km · Kawkareik 39 km · Tak 62 km · Ban Tak 66 km · Hpa-An 101 km · Hmaw Bi 102 km · Mawlamyine 103 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 Mae Sot (16.7167°, 98.5667°, elevation 213 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).