Photharam weather in May

In May, Photharam sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 135 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 9% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Photharam's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Photharam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Photharam is town in Ratchaburi province, Thailand.

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 Photharam reaches about 35°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 32°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 Photharam

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.

Photharam weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°152.811.34.8
Feb34° / 23°142.811.53.7
Mar36° / 25°417.111.92.5
Apr37° / 26°7912.712.31.6
May35° / 27°13522.212.61.6
Jun34° / 26°1212112.82.0
Jul33° / 26°13822.612.72.2
Aug33° / 26°14622.812.52.3
Sep33° / 25°21524.812.12.3
Oct32° / 25°20321.511.73.0
Nov32° / 24°516.911.44.3
Dec31° / 22°112.211.25.2

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 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33862
43763
53565
63367
73169
83070
92872
102674
112476
122278
132179
142080
151882
161783
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191387
201288
211288
221090
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31793

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Photharam gets around 135 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
360
461
562
663
764
865
967
1068
1169
1270
1371
1472
1573
1673
1774
1874
1975
2075
2175
2276
2376
2476
2576
2677
2777
2877
2977
3077
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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
124950
224751
314653
414554
514455
614356
714257
814257
914158
1014158
1114059
1214059
1314059
1404060
1504060
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 6:03 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:036:32
212.56:036:32
312.56:026:33
412.56:026:33
512.56:026:33
612.56:016:33
712.56:016:34
812.66:006:34
912.66:006:34
1012.66:006:34
1112.65:596:34
1212.65:596:35
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1412.65:586:35
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
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55.8Bright
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275.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Photharam

In seasonPeak

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

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

Photharam's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Photharam?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Photharam.

What to pack for Photharam in May

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

In May, Photharam sees daytime highs around 35°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 Photharam in May

The nearest coast averages about 31°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 46 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Photharam 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 Photharam peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 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 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Photharam 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 Photharam is worst in February — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1861 µg/m³Aug 1024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May33Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Photharam?

Photharam sits at 13.7°N, 99.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban I Chang, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Photharam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Photharam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,189 m.

The land around Photharam is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ban I Chang 5.0 km · Bang Phae 9.0 km · Ban Pong 14 km · Ratchaburi 18 km · Damnoen Saduak 22 km · Tha Maka 25 km · Nakhon Pathom 25 km · Chom Bueng 29 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 Photharam (13.6923°, 99.8497°, elevation 12 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).