Chiang Mai in May
Hot and wet, as the days lengthen.
May in Chiang Mai is hot: highs near 95°F, lows near 76°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 20 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Chiang Mai is hot: highs near 35°C, lows near 24°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 20 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 95°F35°Caverage
- Low
- 76°F24°Caverage
- Wet days
- 4a week · 59% of days
- Daylight
- 13h 01mon average
Is May a good time to visit Chiang Mai?
May sits outside Chiang Mai's best months, which run from December to January. Expect hot days and rain on about four days a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 95°F in May, against 84°F to 100°F through the year.Highs near 35°C in May, against 29°C to 38°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
59% of days in May, against 5% to 89% through the year.
Cloud cover
76% cover in May, against 35% to 86% through the year.
Daylight
13h 01m in May, against 11h 01m to 13h 14m through the year.
Either side
Where Chiang Mai sits, in May
Asia/Bangkok- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 5:50 AMsets 6:50 PM
- Above the sea
- 310 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 18.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Chiang Saen201 km north-east
The land around Chiang Mai, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.