Pakxong Weather in May
Pakxong in May
The short of it: Pakxong in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 361 mm (14.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 361 mm · daylight 12 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Pakxong an average May high of 27°, a low of 18° and some 361 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 361 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Pakxong runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ban Laongam, 32 km to the NNW, is 5° warmer by day.
May in Pakxong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 214 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban LaongamSalavan Province | 32 km NNW | 32° | 23° | 303 mm |
| Ban ThatèngXékong | 32 km NNE | 30° | 21° | 358 mm |
| Ban BachiangChampasak Province | 33 km WNW | 34° | 25° | 253 mm |
| PakseChampasak Province | 47 km W | 34° | 25° | 246 mm |
| ChampasakChampasak Province | 50 km SW | 34° | 25° | 248 mm |
| SekongXékong | 56 km ENE | 34° | 25° | 219 mm |
| LamamXékong | 56 km ENE | 33° | 24° | 222 mm |
| Ban Ôkat-NoySalavan Province | 60 km NW | 34° | 25° | 212 mm |