Kiên Hải weather in May

In May, Kiên Hải sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 267 mm of rain across 26.5 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Kiên Hải's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiên Hải's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kiên Hải reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Kiên Hải

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.

Kiên Hải 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
Jan28° / 25°214.711.56.8
Feb29° / 25°13311.76.6
Mar30° / 26°387.211.95.7
Apr30° / 27°9215.612.24.4
May29° / 27°26726.512.53.2
Jun29° / 27°34626.812.63.2
Jul28° / 27°3732812.53.3
Aug28° / 26°35027.712.33.4
Sep28° / 26°38026.912.13.5
Oct28° / 26°31627.511.83.5
Nov29° / 26°11916.811.54.6
Dec28° / 25°548.711.46.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33367
43268
53070
62971
72872
82575
92476
102278
112179
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kiên Hải gets around 267 mm of rain over 26.5 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 85% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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271
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676
778
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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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2892
3793
4694
5595
6595
7496
8496
9397
10397
11397
12298
13298
14298
15298
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18298
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21199
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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

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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 5:47 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:476:08
212.45:476:08
312.45:476:08
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512.45:466:09
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kiên Hải

In seasonPeak

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

Kiên Hải sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kiên Hải's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Kiên Hải?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kiên Hải.

What to pack for Kiên Hải in May

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

In May, Kiên Hải sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kiên Hải 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 offshore 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 Kiên Hải 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 Kiên Hải peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kiên Hải 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 Kiên Hải is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 145 µg/m³Aug 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kiên Hải?

Kiên Hải sits at 10.0°N, 104.8°E, 18 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Rạch Giá, 26 km away.

Topography around Kiên Hải

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiên Hải has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Kiên Hải is covered by water (85%) within 3 km, water (98%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
400 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Rạch Giá 26 km · Xóm Cái Nước 34 km · Óc Eo 45 km · Cô Tô 46 km · Núi Sập 56 km · Hà Tiên 60 km · Cờ Đỏ 65 km · Vĩnh Thạnh 66 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 Kiên Hải (9.9727°, 104.8475°, elevation 18 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).