Taungup Weather in May
Taungup in May
The short of it: Taungup in May averages a high of 35 °C (94 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 366 mm (14.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 94° · low 78° · rain 14.4 in. · daylight 13 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Taungup an average May high of 94°, a low of 78° and some 14.4 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 94° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 14.4 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 1 min in mid-May, 28 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 December.
Against its neighbours, Taungup runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Thandwe, 28 mi to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Taungup, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 13.3 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThandweRakhine | 28 mi SSE | 93° | 77° | 12.8 in. |
| NgapaliRakhine | 29 mi S | 92° | 77° | 13.0 in. |
| ManaungRakhine | 33 mi W | 92° | 78° | 17.2 in. |
| SaneRakhine | 41 mi NW | 92° | 78° | 13.6 in. |
| KyaukpyuRakhine | 60 mi NW | 92° | 78° | 10.4 in. |
| KyeintaliRakhine | 61 mi SSE | 93° | 78° | 11.9 in. |
| PyayBago Region | 64 mi E | 96° | 78° | 6.3 in. |
| AnnRakhine | 66 mi N | 94° | 76° | 9.8 in. |