Ranot weather in May

In May, Ranot sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 124 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Ranot's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ranot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:04 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ranot reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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)
13127
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How May really feels in Ranot

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.

Ranot weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°11815.211.65.1
Feb29° / 25°549.211.75.6
Mar30° / 26°11314.411.94.7
Apr31° / 26°12418.412.23.7
May31° / 27°12422.812.33.0
Jun31° / 27°9018.712.43.2
Jul31° / 26°891912.43.4
Aug31° / 26°9519.212.33.3
Sep31° / 26°13223123.1
Oct30° / 26°27827.811.83.0
Nov29° / 26°41726.511.63.3
Dec28° / 25°30821.311.64.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
32971
42971
52872
62773
72773
82674
92575
102575
112476
122278
132278
142278
152278
162080
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ranot gets around 124 mm of rain over 22.8 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 74% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
373
473
573
674
774
874
974
1074
1174
1275
1375
1475
1575
1674
1774
1874
1974
2074
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19496
20496
21496
22496
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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3110calm

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 6:08 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:086:24
212.36:086:24
312.36:076:24
412.36:076:24
512.36:076:24
612.36:066:24
712.36:066:24
812.36:066:25
912.36:066:25
1012.36:056:25
1112.36:056:25
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1512.36:046:25
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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 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ranot

In seasonPeak

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

Ranot sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Ranot's rainy season runs October–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 Ranot?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ranot.

What to pack for Ranot in May

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

In May, Ranot sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ranot 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 31°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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ranot 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 Ranot peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 13Dec 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ranot 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 Ranot is worst in June — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 2119 µg/m³Nov 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ranot?

Ranot sits at 7.8°N, 100.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phatthalung, 32 km away.

Topography around Ranot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ranot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m.

The land around Ranot is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (58%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
13 m
80 km
1,316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Phatthalung 32 km · Pak Phanang 65 km · Ron Phibun 68 km · Ban Mai 68 km · Songkhla 71 km · Huai Yot 76 km · Trang 82 km · Thung Song 83 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 Ranot (7.7777°, 100.3213°, elevation 7 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).