Pakse Weather in May
Pakse in May
The short of it: Pakse in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 246 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 246 mm · daylight 12 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Pakse an average May high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 246 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 246 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 50 min in mid-May, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Pakse runs about middling and drier than most in May. Ban Bachiang, 21 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Pakse, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 180 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban BachiangChampasak Province | 21 km NE | 34° | 25° | 253 mm |
| ChampasakChampasak Province | 27 km SSE | 34° | 25° | 248 mm |
| Ban Ôkat-NoySalavan Province | 42 km N | 34° | 25° | 212 mm |
| PakxongChampasak Province | 47 km E | 27° | 18° | 361 mm |
| Ban LaongamSalavan Province | 55 km NE | 32° | 23° | 303 mm |
| Phibun MangsahanUbon Ratchathani | 63 km WNW | 34° | 25° | 224 mm |
| Ban ThatèngXékong | 72 km ENE | 30° | 21° | 358 mm |
| Sawang WirawongUbon Ratchathani | 77 km W | 34° | 25° | 220 mm |