Trà Vinh weather in May

In May, Trà Vinh sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 233 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Trà Vinh's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trà Vinh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:37 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Trà Vinh is provincial city of Trà Vinh province, Vietnam.

Density
2,356/km²
people per km²

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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Trà Vinh reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Trà Vinh

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
31 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.

Trà Vinh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°254.511.55.8
Feb30° / 24°91.811.75.7
Mar32° / 25°314.811.94.6
Apr33° / 26°8111.912.23.3
May33° / 26°23325.512.42.3
Jun31° / 26°27827.812.62.3
Jul31° / 25°2752912.52.5
Aug31° / 25°28429.312.32.4
Sep31° / 25°31228.412.12.4
Oct31° / 25°32627.411.82.7
Nov30° / 25°16318.711.53.8
Dec29° / 24°829.911.45.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 (%)
13862
23565
33367
43367
53169
62971
72872
82674
92476
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112179
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Trà Vinh gets around 233 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% 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 (%)
160
262
364
466
568
670
772
873
975
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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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11288
21189
31090
4991
5892
6793
7694
8595
9595
10496
11397
12397
13298
14298
15298
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:41 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:416:02
212.45:416:02
312.45:416:02
412.45:406:03
512.45:406:03
612.45:406:03
712.45:396:03
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1012.45:396:03
1112.45:386:04
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Trà Vinh

In seasonPeak

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

Trà Vinh sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Trà Vinh'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 Trà Vinh?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trà Vinh.

What to pack for Trà Vinh in May

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

In May, Trà Vinh sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Trà Vinh 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 32 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
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Trà Vinh 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 Trà Vinh peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 highMar 23UV 13Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Trà Vinh 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 Trà Vinh is worst in December — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1333 µg/m³Mar 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Trà Vinh?

Trà Vinh sits at 9.9°N, 106.3°E, 1 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Bến Tre, 33 km away.

Topography around Trà Vinh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trà Vinh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m.

The land around Trà Vinh is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and water (36%), trees (31%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
26 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Bến Tre 33 km · Duyên Hải 38 km · Mỹ Tho 46 km · Vĩnh Long 53 km · Sóc Trăng 56 km · Cai Lậy 56 km · Bình Minh 59 km · Gò Công 59 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 Trà Vinh (9.9472°, 106.3423°, elevation 1 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).