Mui Ne weather in May

In May, Mui Ne sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 99 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Mui Ne's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mui Ne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mui Ne reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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 Mui Ne

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
27 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.

Mui Ne weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°161.511.46.4
Feb30° / 23°30.711.66.5
Mar30° / 24°101.811.96.0
Apr31° / 26°346.412.24.9
May32° / 26°992012.53.2
Jun31° / 26°10519.912.63.1
Jul31° / 26°9620.512.63.3
Aug31° / 26°9019.512.43.3
Sep31° / 25°13420.312.13.2
Oct30° / 25°15620.611.83.7
Nov30° / 24°878.611.55.1
Dec29° / 23°645.611.45.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24753
34654
44357
54258
64060
73961
83763
93565
103367
113169
123070
132773
142773
152476
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312278

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mui Ne gets around 99 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
242
345
447
549
651
753
855
957
1059
1160
1262
1364
1465
1566
1668
1769
1870
1971
2072
2173
2273
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2474
2574
2674
2773
2873
2973
3072
3172

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12773
22674
32476
42278
52080
61882
71783
81585
91486
101387
111387
121288
131288
141189
151189
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:33 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:335:56
212.45:325:56
312.45:325:56
412.45:315:56
512.45:315:56
612.45:315:56
712.45:305:56
812.45:305:57
912.45:305:57
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
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205.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mui Ne

In seasonPeak

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

Mui Ne sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Mui Ne'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 Mui Ne?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mui Ne.

What to pack for Mui Ne in May

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

In May, Mui Ne sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mui Ne in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 29°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Mui Ne 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 Mui Ne peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMay 11UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mui Ne 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 Mui Ne is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1432 µg/m³Feb 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mui Ne?

Mui Ne sits at 10.9°N, 108.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Phan Thiết, 20 km away.

Đinh VănHuyện Lâm Hà

Topography around Mui Ne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mui Ne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m.

The land around Mui Ne is covered by water (60%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
1,844 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Phan Thiết 20 km · La Gi 64 km · Phú Quý 85 km · Bảo Lộc 86 km · Đưc Trọng 90 km · Ấp Bình Châu 91 km · Đinh Văn 95 km · Huyện Lâm Hà 98 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 Mui Ne (10.9331°, 108.2833°, elevation 6 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).