Thakhèk Weather in May
Thakhèk in May
The short of it: Thakhèk in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 240 mm (9.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 240 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Thakhèk an average May high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 240 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 240 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 min in mid-May, 25 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 January.
Against its neighbours, Thakhèk runs about middling and drier than most in May. Nakhon Phanom, 6 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Thakhèk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 170 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhon PhanomNakhon Phanom | 6 km W | 34° | 25° | 238 mm |
| Ban MahaxaiKhammouane Province | 39 km E | 33° | 24° | 270 mm |
| OudomsoukKhammouane Province | 48 km NE | 31° | 22° | 249 mm |
| Ban Nakay-TaiKhammouane Province | 49 km NE | 31° | 22° | 247 mm |
| Ban PôngSavannakhet Province | 53 km S | 34° | 25° | 191 mm |
| That PhanomNakhon Phanom | 54 km SSW | 34° | 25° | 191 mm |
| Ban BouakhaiSavannakhet Province | 55 km S | 34° | 25° | 193 mm |
| Ban NasangSavannakhet Province | 57 km S | 34° | 25° | 189 mm |