Maha Sarakham weather in May

In May, Maha Sarakham sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 167 mm of rain across 20.2 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Maha Sarakham's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maha Sarakham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Maha Sarakham is town in Maha Sarakham province, Thailand.

Density
2,137/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

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 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Maha Sarakham reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Maha Sarakham

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.

Maha Sarakham 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
Jan31° / 18°71.711.15.9
Feb33° / 20°122.711.54.4
Mar35° / 24°376.211.92.8
Apr36° / 26°6510.612.42.0
May35° / 26°16720.212.72.0
Jun34° / 26°1431912.92.2
Jul33° / 26°17121.512.92.4
Aug32° / 26°22123.212.52.5
Sep32° / 25°22923.212.12.7
Oct31° / 24°10412.411.64.0
Nov31° / 21°233.211.25.3
Dec30° / 19°51.211.16.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34654
44357
54258
64060
73862
83664
93466
103268
113070
122872
132575
142476
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maha Sarakham gets around 167 mm of rain over 20.2 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 64% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
254
355
456
557
658
758
860
961
1062
1162
1263
1364
1465
1565
1666
1766
1867
1967
2068
2168
2268
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2469
2569
2669
2770
2870
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3070
3170

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11107118
2197119
3087220
4087022
5076924
6066925
7056827
8056629
9046630
10046432
11036334
12036235
13036136
14026038
15025939
16025840
17015742
18015643
19015445
20015346
21015247
22015049
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24004852
25004654
26004555
27004357
28004258
29004060
30003961
31003862

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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68calm
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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 5:47 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:21
212.65:466:21
312.65:466:22
412.65:456:22
512.65:456:22
612.65:446:23
712.75:446:23
812.75:436:23
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1112.75:426:24
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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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Maha Sarakham

In seasonPeak

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

Maha Sarakham'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 Maha Sarakham?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maha Sarakham.

What to pack for Maha Sarakham in May

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

In May, Maha Sarakham sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maha Sarakham in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maha Sarakham peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Maha Sarakham 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 Maha Sarakham is worst in March — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1751 µg/m³Dec 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr41Poor
May30Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maha Sarakham?

Maha Sarakham sits at 16.2°N, 103.3°E, 155 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kamalasai, 34 km away.

Topography around Maha Sarakham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maha Sarakham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m.

The land around Maha Sarakham is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
380 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kamalasai 34 km · Kalasin 35 km · Roi Et 40 km · Nong Kung Si 52 km · Khon Kaen 58 km · Ban Phai 62 km · Kaset Wisai 66 km · Ban Selaphum 72 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 Maha Sarakham (16.1848°, 103.3007°, elevation 155 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).