Salavan Weather in May
Salavan in May
The short of it: Salavan in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 140 mm · daylight 12 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & November
Thirty years of records give Salavan an average May high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 140 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 140 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 51 min in mid-May, 23 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 January and November.
Against its neighbours, Salavan runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Ban Thatèng, 32 km to the S, is 4° cooler by day.
May in Salavan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 78 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban ThatèngXékong | 32 km S | 30° | 21° | 358 mm |
| Ban LaongamSalavan Province | 39 km SW | 32° | 23° | 303 mm |
| LamamXékong | 45 km SE | 33° | 24° | 222 mm |
| SekongXékong | 53 km SE | 34° | 25° | 219 mm |
| Ban AdonXékong | 61 km ENE | 30° | 21° | 229 mm |
| PakxongChampasak Province | 63 km SSW | 27° | 18° | 361 mm |
| Ban Ôkat-NoySalavan Province | 73 km WSW | 34° | 25° | 212 mm |
| Ban BachiangChampasak Province | 73 km SW | 34° | 25° | 253 mm |