Is Bangkok hot in May?
Days are typically very hot at 35.1°C, while nights average 26.8°C.
Thailand · 1991–2020 normal
Bangkok in
May.
Typical May weather in Bangkok: 35.1°C by day, 26.8°C at night, 300 mm of rain over 17.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high35.1°C
Typical low26.8°C
Rain300 mm
Wet days17.8
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 5 out of 100 (December leads the year at 58). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 45 from latitude 13.75°.
May at a glance
What is Bangkok like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 300 mm across about 18 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 45 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; December ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1609350
- NOAA station
- TH000048455 · BANGKOK METROPOLIS
- Station distance
- 7.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 25 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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