Lam Weather in May
Lam in May
The short of it: Lam in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 246 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 246 mm · daylight 12 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Lam an average May high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 246 mm of rain. The height of summer in Lam, with afternoons near 32°. Wet spells are common — about 246 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 45 min in mid-May, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Lam runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ten Ngol, 8 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Lam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 199 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten NgolRatanakiri | 8 km W | 32° | 24° | 249 mm |
| Pak ThumRatanakiri | 9 km NW | 32° | 24° | 250 mm |
| Saom TrakRatanakiri | 10 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 252 mm |
| Saom KluengRatanakiri | 13 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 254 mm |
| UnRatanakiri | 17 km W | 33° | 24° | 257 mm |
| Kong ThumRatanakiri | 18 km W | 33° | 24° | 261 mm |
| Tang SeRatanakiri | 26 km NW | 32° | 25° | 252 mm |
| YaemRatanakiri | 29 km W | 32° | 24° | 267 mm |