Taphan Hin weather in May

In May, Taphan Hin sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 190 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.7 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 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Taphan Hin's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taphan Hin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Taphan Hin is town in Taphan Hin district, Phichit province, Thailand.

Founded
1944

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 Taphan Hin 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 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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43627
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313426

How May really feels in Taphan Hin

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.

Taphan Hin 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° / 20°122.311.15.0
Feb34° / 22°122.611.53.8
Mar36° / 25°366.211.92.3
Apr37° / 26°6810.812.41.6
May35° / 27°19022.712.71.6
Jun34° / 26°20725.212.91.9
Jul33° / 26°24226.912.92.1
Aug32° / 26°31228.812.52.1
Sep32° / 25°33227.712.12.2
Oct32° / 25°15217.911.63.2
Nov32° / 22°304.611.24.5
Dec31° / 20°91.511.15.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44555
54258
64159
73961
83763
93565
103268
113070
122872
132674
142476
152377
162179
172080
181783
191684
201585
211387
221387
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31991

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Taphan Hin gets around 190 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
257
358
460
561
662
764
865
967
1068
1170
1271
1372
1473
1574
1675
1776
1877
1978
2079
2179
2280
2380
2481
2582
2682
2782
2883
2983
3084
3184

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134949
224652
324454
424157
523959
623761
723563
813366
913168
1012970
1112772
1212673
1312475
1412277
1502179
1602080
1701981
1801981
1901882
2001882
2101783
2201783
2301684
2401684
2501684
2601585
2701585
2801486
2901387
3001387
3101288

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 7 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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317calm

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 5:58 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:33
212.65:586:33
312.65:576:33
412.65:576:34
512.65:566:34
612.65:566:34
712.75:556:34
812.75:556:35
912.75:546:35
1012.75:546:35
1112.75:546:36
1212.75:536:36
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Taphan Hin

In seasonPeak

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

Taphan Hin'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 Taphan Hin?

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
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taphan Hin.

What to pack for Taphan Hin in May

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

In May, Taphan Hin sees daytime highs around 35°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

UV index in Taphan Hin 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 Taphan Hin peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 14UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Taphan Hin 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 Taphan Hin is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Jun 2223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Taphan Hin?

Taphan Hin sits at 16.2°N, 100.4°E, 36 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Thap Khlo, 20 km away.

Topography around Taphan Hin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taphan Hin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Taphan Hin is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
1,324 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Thap Khlo 20 km · Bang Mun Nak 22 km · Phichit 26 km · Bang Krathum 42 km · Chon Daen 47 km · Khanu Woralaksaburi 62 km · Nakhon Sawan 65 km · Bang Rakam 68 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 Taphan Hin (16.2209°, 100.4198°, elevation 36 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).