Ra-ngae weather in May

In May, Ra-ngae sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 162 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ra-ngae's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ra-ngae's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
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 Ra-ngae 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 31°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
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How May really feels in Ra-ngae

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.

Ra-ngae weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°13319.611.74.3
Feb29° / 23°661311.84.7
Mar31° / 23°9515.2124.0
Apr32° / 24°1081812.13.1
May32° / 25°16224.412.32.5
Jun32° / 24°1602312.42.7
Jul32° / 24°16723.412.32.8
Aug31° / 24°18224.712.22.7
Sep31° / 24°21125.9122.6
Oct30° / 24°26127.911.92.7
Nov29° / 24°3052711.73.1
Dec28° / 23°3462511.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42278
52278
62278
72278
82179
92080
102080
112080
121981
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141882
151783
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301486
311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ra-ngae gets around 162 mm of rain over 24.4 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 78% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
374
475
575
676
776
876
976
1076
1177
1277
1377
1478
1578
1679
1779
1880
1980
2081
2181
2281
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2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2982
3081
3181

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23763
33664
43565
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103268
113169
123169
133070
142971
152872
162872
172773
182773
192674
202674
212674
222674
232674
242674
252773
262773
272773
282773
292872
302872
312872

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:04 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:046:17
212.26:036:17
312.26:036:17
412.26:036:17
512.26:036:17
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Ra-ngae

In seasonPeak

In May, Ra-ngae sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ra-ngae sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Ra-ngae's rainy season runs May–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ra-ngae?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ra-ngae.

What to pack for Ra-ngae in May

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

In May, Ra-ngae 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 Ra-ngae 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 40 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
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ra-ngae in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ra-ngae peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ra-ngae 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 Ra-ngae is worst in October — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 930 µg/m³Feb 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ra-ngae?

Ra-ngae sits at 6.3°N, 101.7°E, 25 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Narathiwat, 18 km away.

Topography around Ra-ngae

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ra-ngae has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m.

The land around Ra-ngae is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
1,506 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Narathiwat 18 km · Tak Bai 36 km · Su-ngai Kolok 40 km · Pasir Mas 53 km · Wakaf Baharu 56 km · Yala 56 km · Kota Bharu 60 km · Kampong Kadok 66 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 Ra-ngae (6.2968°, 101.7284°, elevation 25 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).