Phuket Weather in May
Phuket in May
The short of it: Phuket in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 237 mm (9.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 25° · rain 237 mm · daylight 12 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & October
May in Phuket brings afternoons near 33° and nights around 25°, with about 237 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 237 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 29 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Phuket runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Ban Talat Yai, 1 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Phuket, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 88 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban Talat YaiPhuket | 1 km SSE | 33° | 25° | 237 mm |
| WichitPhuket | 1 km W | 33° | 25° | 237 mm |
| Ban Talat NuaPhuket | 2 km WSW | 33° | 25° | 237 mm |
| Ban RatsadaPhuket | 2 km NNE | 33° | 25° | 237 mm |
| Ban Ko SirePhuket | 3 km E | 33° | 25° | 231 mm |
| Ban Ko KaeoPhuket | 5 km N | 33° | 25° | 237 mm |
| KathuPhuket | 8 km WNW | 32° | 23° | 255 mm |
| Ban ChalongPhuket | 8 km SW | 33° | 25° | 238 mm |