Bến Cát weather in May

In May, Bến Cát sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 211 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. 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 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bến Cát's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bến Cát's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 211 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:35 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bến Cát reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	27
2	34	27
3	34	27
4	34	27
5	34	27
6	34	27
7	34	27
8	34	26
9	34	26
10	34	26
11	34	26
12	34	26
13	34	26
14	34	26
15	34	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

How May really feels in Bến Cát

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bến Cát weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	17	3.1	11.4	4.5
Feb	33° / 24°	8	1.6	11.6	4.1
Mar	34° / 25°	30	5.5	11.9	3.2
Apr	35° / 26°	85	13.3	12.2	2.5
May	34° / 26°	211	24.6	12.5	2.1
Jun	32° / 26°	253	26.9	12.6	2.3
Jul	31° / 25°	278	28.9	12.6	2.4
Aug	31° / 25°	279	28.6	12.4	2.4
Sep	31° / 25°	304	28.3	12.1	2.3
Oct	31° / 25°	248	25.2	11.8	2.8
Nov	31° / 24°	106	13.5	11.5	3.9
Dec	31° / 24°	42	6.6	11.4	4.5

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 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	37	35	34	31	30	27	26	25	24	23	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	63	65	66	69	70	73	74	75	76	77	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bến Cát gets around 211 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	59	61	62	64	65	67	68	70	71	73	74	76	77	79	80	82	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	61
3	62
4	64
5	65
6	67
7	68
8	70
9	71
10	73
11	74
12	76
13	77
14	79
15	80
16	82
17	83
18	84
19	85
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	27	25	24	22	20	19	17	16	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Miserable (%)	73	75	76	78	80	81	83	84	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	22	78
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 5:39 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:39	6:02
2	12.4	5:39	6:03
3	12.4	5:38	6:03
4	12.4	5:38	6:03
5	12.4	5:38	6:03
6	12.4	5:37	6:03
7	12.4	5:37	6:03
8	12.4	5:37	6:04
9	12.5	5:36	6:04
10	12.5	5:36	6:04
11	12.5	5:36	6:04
12	12.5	5:35	6:04
13	12.5	5:35	6:05
14	12.5	5:35	6:05
15	12.5	5:35	6:05
16	12.5	5:35	6:05
17	12.5	5:34	6:05
18	12.5	5:34	6:06
19	12.5	5:34	6:06
20	12.5	5:34	6:06
21	12.5	5:34	6:06
22	12.6	5:34	6:07
23	12.6	5:33	6:07
24	12.6	5:33	6:07
25	12.6	5:33	6:07
26	12.6	5:33	6:08
27	12.6	5:33	6:08
28	12.6	5:33	6:08
29	12.6	5:33	6:08
30	12.6	5:33	6:09
31	12.6	5:33	6:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bến Cát

In seasonPeak

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

Bến Cát's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Bến Cát?

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

2.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bến Cát.

What to pack for Bến Cát in May

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

In May, Bến Cát sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bến Cát 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 Bến Cát peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	10	8	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bến Cát 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 Bến Cát is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	54	49	47	44	39	34	31	29	35	43	48	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	49	Poor
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	39	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bến Cát?

Bến Cát sits at 11.2°N, 106.6°E, 15 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Thủ Dầu Một, 20 km away.

Topography around Bến Cát

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bến Cát has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Bến Cát is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

trees 44%

16 km

72 m

trees 62%

80 km

1,016 m

trees 58%

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← April Bến Cát year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Thủ Dầu Một 20 km · Tân Uyên 22 km · Cu Chi 23 km · Thuận An 28 km · Trảng Bàng 30 km · Chơn Thành 31 km · Dĩ An 33 km · Biên Hòa 33 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

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 Bến Cát (11.15°, 106.6°, elevation 15 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	27
2	34	27
3	34	27
4	34	27
5	34	27
6	34	27
7	34	27
8	34	26
9	34	26
10	34	26
11	34	26
12	34	26
13	34	26
14	34	26
15	34	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	61
3	62
4	64
5	65
6	67
7	68
8	70
9	71
10	73
11	74
12	76
13	77
14	79
15	80
16	82
17	83
18	84
19	85
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	22	78
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	27
2	34	27
3	34	27
4	34	27
5	34	27
6	34	27
7	34	27
8	34	26
9	34	26
10	34	26
11	34	26
12	34	26
13	34	26
14	34	26
15	34	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	61
3	62
4	64
5	65
6	67
7	68
8	70
9	71
10	73
11	74
12	76
13	77
14	79
15	80
16	82
17	83
18	84
19	85
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	22	78
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	27
2	34	27
3	34	27
4	34	27
5	34	27
6	34	27
7	34	27
8	34	26
9	34	26
10	34	26
11	34	26
12	34	26
13	34	26
14	34	26
15	34	26
16	33	26
17	33	26
18	33	26
19	33	26
20	33	26
21	33	26
22	33	26
23	33	26
24	33	26
25	33	26
26	33	26
27	33	26
28	33	26
29	33	26
30	33	26
31	33	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	20	80
12	19	81
13	18	82
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	61
3	62
4	64
5	65
6	67
7	68
8	70
9	71
10	73
11	74
12	76
13	77
14	79
15	80
16	82
17	83
18	84
19	85
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	88
24	88
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	22	78
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99