Tak weather in May

In May, Tak sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 191 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Tak's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
191 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Tak is town in Tak province, Thailand.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,322/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tak 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 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Tak 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
Jan31° / 18°152.111.15.6
Feb34° / 19°91.311.43.9
Mar36° / 23°314.211.92.2
Apr37° / 25°518.612.41.5
May35° / 26°19117.812.82.0
Jun33° / 26°20420.6132.5
Jul32° / 25°20320.212.92.9
Aug32° / 25°21721.212.62.9
Sep32° / 25°19219.512.12.9
Oct32° / 24°10112.211.64.0
Nov31° / 22°183.211.25.3
Dec30° / 19°101.4116.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
34951
44852
54753
64555
74456
84159
93961
103763
113565
123466
133169
143070
152872
162773
172575
182377
192278
202179
212179
221882
231882
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271585
281585
291486
301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tak gets around 191 mm of rain over 17.8 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 58% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
446
547
648
749
851
952
1053
1155
1256
1358
1459
1560
1661
1762
1862
1963
2063
2164
2264
2364
2464
2564
2664
2765
2865
2965
3066
3167

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1126325
2116326
3106327
4106129
596130
695932
785933
885735
975736
1065638
1165440
1255441
1355342
1445343
1535344
1635146
1725147
1825048
1915049
2014950
2114851
2214851
2314752
2414752
2514653
2604555
2704456
2804357
2904258
3004060
3103961

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
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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 6:03 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:036:39
212.66:026:39
312.66:026:39
412.66:016:40
512.76:016:40
612.76:006:40
712.76:006:40
812.75:596:41
912.75:596:41
1012.75:586:41
1112.75:586:42
1212.75:586:42
1312.85:576:42
1412.85:576:43
1512.85:566:43
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
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224.9Bright
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274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tak

In seasonPeak

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

Tak'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 Tak?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tak.

What to pack for Tak in May

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

In May, Tak sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tak 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 Tak peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tak 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 Tak is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tak's WHO annual average of 28 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1780 µg/m³Jun 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May21Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tak?

Tak sits at 16.9°N, 99.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tak is covered by trees (33%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
975 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ban Tak 20 km · Kamphaeng Phet 60 km · Mae Sot 62 km · Ban Na 66 km · Mae Ramat 66 km · Myawaddy 69 km · Sukhothai 75 km · Thoen 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 Tak (16.8697°, 99.129°, elevation 113 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).