Ba Đồn weather in May

In May, Ba Đồn sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 103 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ba Đồn's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ba Đồn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:26 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ba Đồn reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
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.

Ba Đồn weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 18°12817.111.15.2
Feb22° / 19°7312.811.45.9
Mar24° / 21°6911.711.96.6
Apr27° / 24°7811.212.46.3
May29° / 26°10313.512.84.9
Jun31° / 27°617.6134.4
Jul31° / 27°1069.2134.4
Aug30° / 27°16713.512.64.1
Sep29° / 26°36619.612.14.1
Oct27° / 24°48823.311.64.6
Nov25° / 22°31720.111.25.1
Dec22° / 20°21319.5115.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54852
64852
74852
84654
94654
104456
114258
124159
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143763
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312476

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ba Đồn gets around 103 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1173458
2173260
3063163
4063064
5062866
6052768
7052669
8052570
9152470
10152470
11152371
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:336:11
212.65:326:11
312.75:316:11
412.75:316:11
512.75:306:12
612.75:306:12
712.75:296:12
812.75:296:13
912.75:286:13
1012.85:286:13
1112.85:286:14
1212.85:276:14
1312.85:276:14
1412.85:266:15
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1712.85:256:16
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2012.95:246:17
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3013.05:236:21
3113.05:226:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ba Đồn

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ba Đồn's monsoon runs September–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ba Đồn?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ba Đồn for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ba Đồn in May

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

In May, Ba Đồn sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ba Đồn in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Ba Đồn 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 Ba Đồn peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ba Đồn 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 Ba Đồn is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1237 µg/m³Jul 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr38Poor
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ba Đồn?

Ba Đồn sits at 17.8°N, 106.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Hoàn Lão, 22 km away.

NghènHồng LĩnhCam Lộ

Topography around Ba Đồn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ba Đồn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Ba Đồn is covered by cropland (28%), artificial surfaces (21%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
365 m
80 km
1,998 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hoàn Lão 22 km · Kỳ Anh 37 km · Đồng Hới 38 km · Quán Hàu 45 km · Hà Tĩnh 85 km · Nghèn 103 km · Hồng Lĩnh 115 km · Cam Lộ 121 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 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 Ba Đồn (17.7535°, 106.4236°, elevation 8 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).