Ban Botèn Weather in May
Ban Botèn in May
The short of it: Ban Botèn in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 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 30° · low 19° · rain 166 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Ban Botèn an average May high of 30°, a low of 19° and some 166 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 166 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-May, 31 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, Ban Botèn runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Mengla, 34 km to the NNW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Ban Botèn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 102 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MenglaYunnan | 34 km NNW | 32° | 21° | 154 mm |
| Luang NamthaLoungnamtha | 37 km SW | 33° | 22° | 184 mm |
| Ban YangmônOudômxai | 50 km SE | 31° | 21° | 161 mm |
| Muang SingLoungnamtha | 54 km W | 33° | 21° | 194 mm |
| Ban AcholaosaPhôngsali | 54 km ENE | 30° | 20° | 158 mm |
| Ban Boun-NuaPhôngsali | 57 km NNE | 30° | 19° | 152 mm |
| Ban LixingxôPhôngsali | 59 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 159 mm |
| Muang XayOudômxai | 63 km SSE | 32° | 21° | 161 mm |