thị xã Quảng Trị weather in May

In May, thị xã Quảng Trị sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 111 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is thị xã Quảng Trị's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see thị xã Quảng Trị's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:24 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in thị xã Quảng Trị reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in thị xã Quảng Trị

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
11 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.

thị xã Quảng Trị weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 19°16416.811.15.6
Feb24° / 20°9111.811.46.4
Mar26° / 22°829.411.96.7
Apr29° / 24°769.212.45.7
May31° / 26°11114.712.83.8
Jun33° / 27°628.8133.2
Jul33° / 28°8510.112.93.2
Aug33° / 27°11712.712.63.3
Sep31° / 26°31418.812.13.5
Oct28° / 24°48323.211.64.2
Nov26° / 23°4282211.24.7
Dec24° / 21°34622114.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44456
54357
64258
74258
84159
93961
103862
113763
123664
133466
143367
153268
163070
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192674
202575
212476
222476
232377
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272377
282278
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

thị xã Quảng Trị gets around 111 mm of rain over 14.7 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2149
2248
2348
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2646
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3042
3141

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111980
211881
311881
411782
511782
611683
711584
811584
911584
1011584
1111584
1211584
1311584
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3001684
3101783

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of May to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:316:06
212.65:306:07
312.65:306:07
412.65:296:07
512.65:296:07
612.75:286:08
712.75:286:08
812.75:276:08
912.75:276:09
1012.75:266:09
1112.75:266:09
1212.75:256:10
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1412.85:256:10
1512.85:246:11
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1812.85:236:12
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2012.85:236:12
2112.85:236:13
2212.85:226:13
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2712.95:226:15
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for thị xã Quảng Trị

In seasonPeak

In May, thị xã Quảng Trị sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

thị xã Quảng Trị sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

thị xã Quảng Trị's monsoon runs September–December, 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 thị xã Quảng Trị?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in thị xã Quảng Trị.

What to pack for thị xã Quảng Trị in May

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

In May, thị xã Quảng Trị sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near thị xã Quảng Trị in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in thị xã Quảng Trị 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 thị xã Quảng Trị peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 13UV 13Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in thị xã Quảng Trị 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 xã Quảng Trị is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 2274 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May26Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is thị xã Quảng Trị?

thị xã Quảng Trị sits at 16.8°N, 107.2°E, 2 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Ðông Hà, 11 km away.

Quán HàuĐồng Hới

Topography around thị xã Quảng Trị

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of thị xã Quảng Trị.

Within 3 km, the terrain around thị xã Quảng Trị has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around thị xã Quảng Trị is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ðông Hà 11 km · Cam Lộ 21 km · Phong Điền 27 km · Hương Trà 40 km · Hue 54 km · Hương Thủy 61 km · Quán Hàu 93 km · Đồng Hới 100 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 xã Quảng Trị (16.7508°, 107.1828°, elevation 2 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).