Yangon Weather in May
Yangon in May
The short of it: Yangon in May averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 324 mm (12.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 55 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 94° · low 78° · rain 12.8 in. · daylight 12 h 55 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Yangon brings afternoons near 94° and nights around 78°, with about 12.8 in. of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 94° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 12.8 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 55 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, Yangon runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Myenigon, 1 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Yangon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 10.9 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyenigonYangon | 1 mi W | 94° | 78° | 12.8 in. |
| PazundaungYangon | 1 mi ESE | 94° | 78° | 13.1 in. |
| SangyoungYangon | 1 mi W | 94° | 78° | 12.8 in. |
| Mingala TangnyuntYangon | 2 mi SE | 94° | 78° | 13.3 in. |
| KyimyindineYangon | 2 mi W | 94° | 78° | 12.4 in. |
| AhloneYangon | 2 mi WSW | 94° | 78° | 12.9 in. |
| BotataungYangon | 3 mi SSE | 94° | 78° | 13.3 in. |
| SetsanYangon | 3 mi W | 94° | 78° | 12.4 in. |