Yamethin Weather in May
Yamethin in May
The short of it: Yamethin in May averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 149 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 6 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 96° · low 77° · rain 5.9 in. · daylight 13 h 6 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Yamethin an average May high of 96°, a low of 77° and some 5.9 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 96° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 5.9 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 6 min in mid-May, 30 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, Yamethin runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Pyawbwe, 12 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Yamethin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 3.0 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 3 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyawbweMandalay Region | 12 mi NNW | 96° | 77° | 6.2 in. |
| KalawShan State | 31 mi ENE | 81° | 62° | 7.8 in. |
| MeiktilaMandalay Region | 36 mi NNW | 96° | 77° | 5.9 in. |
| AungbanShan State | 36 mi ENE | 82° | 62° | 8.0 in. |
| IngaungShan State | 45 mi ENE | 83° | 63° | 8.3 in. |
| IndeinShan State | 46 mi E | 86° | 67° | 7.6 in. |
| WundwinMandalay Region | 46 mi N | 97° | 77° | 5.7 in. |
| Nay Pyi TawNay Pyi Taw | 47 mi S | 96° | 77° | 5.6 in. |