Châu Đốc weather in May

In May, Châu Đốc sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 185 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Châu Đốc's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Châu Đốc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
82%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Châu Đốc is provincial city of Vietnam.

Density
667/km²
people per km²

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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Châu Đốc reaches about 33°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 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13426
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How May really feels in Châu Đốc

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.

Châu Đốc 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°234.111.44.9
Feb32° / 23°13211.64.5
Mar34° / 25°426.811.93.2
Apr35° / 26°1001512.22.3
May33° / 26°1852512.52.1
Jun32° / 26°20326.712.62.2
Jul32° / 26°21527.512.62.4
Aug32° / 26°22028.112.42.3
Sep31° / 25°27128.312.12.3
Oct32° / 25°29726.611.82.6
Nov31° / 24°11414.511.53.7
Dec31° / 23°477.411.44.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32872
42674
52575
62575
72278
82179
92179
101981
111981
121783
131585
141486
151387
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Châu Đốc gets around 185 mm of rain over 25 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 80% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
267
369
470
571
672
773
874
975
1076
1177
1278
1379
1480
1581
1682
1783
1883
1984
2085
2185
2286
2386
2487
2588
2688
2789
2889
2989
3090
3190

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112277
212178
311980
411782
511683
611485
711386
811287
901090
1001090
110991
120892
130793
140793
150694
160595
170595
180496
190496
200496
210397
220397
230397
240298
250298
260298
270298
280199
290199
300199
310199

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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
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168calm
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309calm
319calm

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 5:46 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:466:08
212.45:456:08
312.45:456:08
412.45:446:08
512.45:446:08
612.45:446:09
712.45:436:09
812.45:436:09
912.45:436:09
1012.45:436:09
1112.55:426:09
1212.55:426:10
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1512.55:416:10
1612.55:416:10
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2012.55:406:11
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
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285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Châu Đốc

In seasonPeak

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

Châu Đốc'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 Châu Đốc?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Châu Đốc.

What to pack for Châu Đốc in May

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

In May, Châu Đốc sees daytime highs around 33°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

Sea temperature near Châu Đốc in May

The nearest coast averages about 31°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 69 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°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
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Châu Đốc 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 Châu Đốc peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Nov 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Châu Đốc 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 Châu Đốc is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1754 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr40Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Châu Đốc?

Châu Đốc sits at 10.7°N, 105.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Châu Phong, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Châu Đốc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Châu Đốc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Châu Đốc is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Châu Phong 3.0 km · Tân Châu 17 km · Ấp Long Thạnh 18 km · Tịnh Biên 23 km · Hồng Ngự 28 km · Kiến An 31 km · Cô Tô 40 km · Phumĭ Véal Srê 48 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 Châu Đốc (10.7°, 105.1167°, elevation 10 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. 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).