Da Lat weather in May

In May, Da Lat sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 280 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Da Lat's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Da Lat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Da Lat is former city and capital of Lâm Đồng province.

Density
656/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Da Lat reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Da Lat weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°356.611.47.1
Feb24° / 15°255.411.67.6
Mar25° / 16°7110.111.96.8
Apr26° / 18°16017.812.35.4
May26° / 19°28026.912.54.0
Jun25° / 19°22526.112.73.9
Jul25° / 19°21627.412.64.0
Aug25° / 19°23626.812.44.0
Sep25° / 18°29127.912.13.7
Oct24° / 18°28926.411.74.2
Nov23° / 17°16917.911.45.4
Dec22° / 16°10911.911.36.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 86%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
32773
42674
52575
62377
72278
82080
91981
101684
111684
121585
131387
141387
151288
161090
171090
18991
19991
20991
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26793
27793
28793
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30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Da Lat gets around 280 mm of rain over 26.9 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 86% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
172
273
375
476
577
678
779
880
981
1082
1183
1284
1384
1485
1586
1687
1788
1889
1990
2090
2191
2292
2392
2492
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3192

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112871
212673
312475
412277
512178
611980
711881
811683
901585
1001585
1101486
1201387
1301288
1401288
1501189
1601090
1701090
180991
190991
200892
210892
220793
230793
240793
250793
260793
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280793
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300793
310892

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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135calm
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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 5:31 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:315:56
212.45:305:56
312.45:305:56
412.45:305:56
512.55:295:57
612.55:295:57
712.55:295:57
812.55:285:57
912.55:285:57
1012.55:285:58
1112.55:275:58
1212.55:275:58
1312.55:275:58
1412.55:265:58
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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145.5Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Da Lat?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Da Lat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Da Lat in May

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

In May, Da Lat sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Da Lat 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 Da Lat peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Da Lat 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 Da Lat is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1428 µg/m³Dec 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Da Lat?

Da Lat sits at 11.9°N, 108.4°E, 1,483 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Đưc Trọng, 25 km away.

Topography around Da Lat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Da Lat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 1,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,408 m.

The land around Da Lat is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
1,201 m
80 km
2,408 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Đưc Trọng 25 km · Đinh Văn 28 km · Huyện Lâm Hà 29 km · Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm 73 km · Buôn Trấp 75 km · Khánh Hải 76 km · Cam Ranh 78 km · Gia Nghĩa 82 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 Da Lat (11.9465°, 108.4419°, elevation 1,483 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).