Cái Đôi Vàm weather in May

In May, Cái Đôi Vàm sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 213 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cái Đôi Vàm's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cái Đôi Vàm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cái Đôi Vàm reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Cái Đôi Vàm

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
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.

Cái Đôi Vàm weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°315.211.56.5
Feb29° / 25°132.411.76.6
Mar30° / 26°37611.95.7
Apr30° / 27°8513.212.24.5
May30° / 27°21325.212.43.1
Jun29° / 27°25926.512.53.1
Jul29° / 26°28128.212.53.1
Aug29° / 26°26827.612.33.2
Sep28° / 26°30927.112.13.2
Oct28° / 26°3552911.83.2
Nov29° / 26°20622.211.63.9
Dec28° / 25°10112.411.55.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43367
53268
63070
72971
82773
92674
102377
112377
122179
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cái Đôi Vàm gets around 213 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
264
365
466
568
669
771
872
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1482
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1786
1887
1988
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3092
3191

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1892
2892
3793
4694
5694
6595
7595
8496
9496
10397
11397
12397
13298
14298
15199
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 5:49 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:496:07
212.35:486:07
312.35:486:07
412.35:486:07
512.35:476:08
612.35:476:08
712.35:476:08
812.45:476:08
912.45:466:08
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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 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cái Đôi Vàm

In seasonPeak

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

Cái Đôi Vàm sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Cái Đôi Vàm's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Cái Đôi Vàm?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cái Đôi Vàm.

What to pack for Cái Đôi Vàm in May

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

In May, Cái Đôi Vàm sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cái Đôi Vàm 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Cái Đôi Vàm 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 Cái Đôi Vàm peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 13Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cái Đôi Vàm 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 Cái Đôi Vàm is worst in December — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateDec 1922 µg/m³May 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cái Đôi Vàm?

Cái Đôi Vàm sits at 8.9°N, 104.8°E, 2 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Hưng Mỹ, 19 km away.

Topography around Cái Đôi Vàm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cái Đôi Vàm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m.

The land around Cái Đôi Vàm is covered by water (34%) and mangroves (32%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and water (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
285 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Hưng Mỹ 19 km · Năm Căn 23 km · Trần Văn Thời 31 km · Tam Giang 41 km · Cà Mau 52 km · Thới Bình 64 km · An Trạch 68 km · Gành Hào 70 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 Cái Đôi Vàm (8.8571°, 104.812°, elevation 2 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).