Yasothon weather in May

In May, Yasothon sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 174 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 9% 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 Yasothon's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yasothon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
174 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:38 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Yasothon is town in Yasothon province, Thailand.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Yasothon reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Yasothon 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°51.311.25.9
Feb33° / 20°102.311.54.6
Mar35° / 24°336.111.93.0
Apr36° / 26°6510.912.32.2
May34° / 26°17421.312.72.0
Jun33° / 26°17722.712.92.2
Jul32° / 26°21724.112.82.5
Aug32° / 25°25425.812.52.5
Sep31° / 25°25725.112.12.6
Oct31° / 24°11112.611.64.0
Nov31° / 22°243.511.35.2
Dec30° / 19°51.311.16.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34555
44357
54258
64159
73862
83664
93466
103268
112971
122872
132674
142575
152377
162179
171981
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201585
211585
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yasothon gets around 174 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
257
358
459
560
661
762
863
964
1065
1166
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1469
1570
1671
1771
1872
1973
2073
2174
2274
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2475
2575
2675
2776
2876
2976
3076
3176

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1176230
2166132
3156034
4155737
5045739
6045541
7035443
8035245
9025147
10024949
11024751
12024652
13014455
14014356
15014158
16013960
17013762
18013663
19013465
20013366
21013168
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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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118calm
128calm
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319calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:446:17
212.65:436:18
312.65:436:18
412.65:426:18
512.65:426:18
612.65:416:19
712.65:416:19
812.65:416:19
912.75:406:20
1012.75:406:20
1112.75:396:20
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Yasothon

In seasonPeak

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

Yasothon's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Yasothon?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yasothon.

What to pack for Yasothon in May

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

In May, Yasothon sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yasothon 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 Yasothon peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 12UV 13Dec 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Yasothon 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 Yasothon is worst in March — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1851 µg/m³Dec 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr41Poor
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yasothon?

Yasothon sits at 15.8°N, 104.1°E, 135 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Selaphum, 32 km away.

Ubon Ratchathani

Topography around Yasothon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yasothon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Yasothon is covered by trees (41%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
411 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ban Selaphum 32 km · Amnat Charoen 52 km · Roi Et 60 km · Kaset Wisai 62 km · Si Sa Ket 78 km · Kuchinarai 84 km · Kamalasai 86 km · Ubon Ratchathani 97 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 Yasothon (15.7941°, 104.1451°, elevation 135 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).