Waw Weather in May
Waw in May
The short of it: Waw in May averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 363 mm (14.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 57 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 95° · low 77° · rain 14.3 in. · daylight 12 h 57 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Waw an average May high of 95°, a low of 77° and some 14.3 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 95° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 14.3 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 57 min in mid-May, 26 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, Waw runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Thanatpin, 15 mi to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Waw, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° colder, 12.7 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 3 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThanatpinBago Region | 15 mi SSW | 94° | 78° | 14.3 in. |
| BagoBago Region | 16 mi SW | 95° | 78° | 13.1 in. |
| KyauktagaMon | 20 mi E | 94° | 77° | 15.9 in. |
| Daik-uBago Region | 22 mi N | 96° | 77° | 12.0 in. |
| KyaiktoMon | 25 mi ESE | 94° | 77° | 18.2 in. |
| Min KoneYangon | 32 mi WSW | 94° | 77° | 11.6 in. |
| NyaunglebinBago Region | 33 mi N | 96° | 77° | 11.6 in. |
| ShwegyinBago Region | 33 mi NNE | 96° | 77° | 12.2 in. |