Yaring weather in May

In May, Yaring sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 162 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yaring's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaring's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Yaring reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 36°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)
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How May really feels in Yaring

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.

Yaring weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°8411.611.64.4
Feb32° / 23°386.811.84.1
Mar33° / 24°7811.8123.1
Apr34° / 25°11917.812.12.3
May34° / 25°1622412.32.0
Jun34° / 25°13921.312.42.2
Jul34° / 25°1432112.42.3
Aug34° / 24°15521.912.22.2
Sep33° / 24°19124.9122.3
Oct31° / 24°28828.611.82.4
Nov30° / 24°30626.611.72.9
Dec29° / 24°25721.711.63.7

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 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32575
42575
52575
62575
72377
82278
92278
102179
112179
122179
132080
141981
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201684
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301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yaring gets around 162 mm of rain over 24 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 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
373
473
574
675
775
876
976
1077
1177
1278
1378
1479
1579
1679
1780
1880
1980
2080
2180
2280
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2480
2580
2680
2780
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3080
3179

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103466
203367
303268
403169
503070
602971
702872
802872
902773
1002674
1102674
1212574
1312574
1412475
1512475
1612475
1712475
1812475
1912475
2012574
2112574
2212673
2312673
2412772
2512871
2612871
2712970
2812970
2903070
3003070
3103070

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 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
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87calm
97calm
106calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:19
212.26:046:19
312.26:046:19
412.36:046:19
512.36:036:19
612.36:036:19
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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 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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65.6Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yaring

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yaring'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 Yaring?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yaring.

What to pack for Yaring in May

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

In May, Yaring sees daytime highs around 34°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 Yaring 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 offshore 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 Yaring 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 Yaring peaks around March 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Yaring 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 Yaring is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1637 µg/m³Feb 917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May26Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yaring?

Yaring sits at 6.9°N, 101.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Pattani, 13 km away.

Ban MaiHat YaiTak Bai

Topography around Yaring

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaring has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,094 m.

The land around Yaring is covered by trees (36%) and mangroves (23%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,094 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Pattani 13 km · Yala 38 km · Narathiwat 70 km · Ra-ngae 75 km · Songkhla 93 km · Ban Mai 98 km · Hat Yai 100 km · Tak Bai 101 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 Yaring (6.8662°, 101.3689°, elevation 6 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).