Thị Trấn Phước Bửu weather in May

In May, Thị Trấn Phước Bửu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 200 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 15% 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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thị Trấn Phước Bửu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:32 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Thị Trấn Phước Bửu 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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu

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.

Thị Trấn Phước Bửu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°202.111.57.5
Feb28° / 24°40.711.77.6
Mar29° / 25°112.311.96.7
Apr30° / 27°488.812.25.2
May30° / 27°20024.612.53.2
Jun30° / 26°26027.412.62.9
Jul29° / 26°25028.412.63.1
Aug29° / 26°24428.212.33.1
Sep29° / 26°27527.612.13.0
Oct29° / 26°24125.111.83.6
Nov29° / 26°11212.511.55.2
Dec28° / 25°627.111.46.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34357
44159
53961
63862
73664
83466
93268
103169
112971
122872
132674
142674
152377
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Thị Trấn Phước Bửu gets around 200 mm of rain over 24.6 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 78% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
252
355
457
560
662
765
867
969
1072
1174
1276
1378
1480
1582
1684
1785
1887
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2089
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3091
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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1595
2496
3496
4397
5397
6397
7298
8298
9298
10298
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
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Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:37 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:375:59
212.45:365:59
312.45:365:59
412.45:355:59
512.45:355:59
612.45:355:59
712.45:345:59
812.45:346:00
912.45:346:00
1012.45:346:00
1112.45:336:00
1212.55:336:00
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
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105.8Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Thị Trấn Phước Bửu

In seasonPeak

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

Thị Trấn Phước Bửu sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Thị Trấn Phước Bửu's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thị Trấn Phước Bửu.

What to pack for Thị Trấn Phước Bửu in May

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

In May, Thị Trấn Phước Bửu 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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu 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 18 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Thị Trấn Phước Bửu in May

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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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Thị Trấn Phước Bửu 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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu is worst in October — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (March, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1434 µg/m³Mar 1921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thị Trấn Phước Bửu?

Thị Trấn Phước Bửu sits at 10.5°N, 107.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Thị Trấn Đất Đỏ, 15 km away.

Topography around Thị Trấn Phước Bửu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thị Trấn Phước Bửu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thị Trấn Phước Bửu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,356 m.

The land around Thị Trấn Phước Bửu is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
1,356 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Thị Trấn Đất Đỏ 15 km · Ấp Bình Châu 16 km · Long Diền 21 km · Thị Trấn Ngải Giao 21 km · Xã Long Hải 24 km · Thành Phố Bà Rịa 26 km · Ấp Phước Tĩnh 28 km · Xóm Mỹ Xuân 38 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 Thị Trấn Phước Bửu (10.5347°, 107.402°, elevation 19 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).