Ratchaburi Weather in May
Ratchaburi in May
The short of it: Ratchaburi in May averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 45 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 34° · low 26° · rain 120 mm · daylight 12 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Ratchaburi an average May high of 34°, a low of 26° and some 120 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 120 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 45 min in mid-May, 20 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, Ratchaburi runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Photharam, 18 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ratchaburi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 68 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhotharamRatchaburi | 18 km NNE | 35° | 26° | 121 mm |
| Bang PhaeRatchaburi | 21 km NE | 34° | 26° | 123 mm |
| Ban I ChangRatchaburi | 21 km NNE | 35° | 25° | 122 mm |
| Samut SongkhramSamut Songkhram | 24 km SE | 34° | 26° | 118 mm |
| Ban PongRatchaburi | 32 km NNE | 35° | 26° | 121 mm |
| Ban PhaeoSamut Sakhon | 32 km E | 34° | 26° | 130 mm |
| Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom | 40 km NE | 35° | 26° | 129 mm |
| Tha MakaKanchanaburi | 41 km N | 35° | 25° | 116 mm |