Climate averages 1991–2020
Battambang weather
in May.
A very hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Battambang: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 25.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 115 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes May a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siem Reap (77 km away). In May its highs average 33.0°C, 1.1°C cooler than Battambang, with 148 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Battambang ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 32.9°C; Battambang is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 115 mm to 105 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Battambang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 15 | 2.5 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 47 | 8.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 83 | 15.1 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 34.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 115 | 21.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 105 | 18.9 | 12.913 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 105 | 20.8 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.1°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 124 | 22.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 192 | 25.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 190 | 22.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 52 | 9.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Siem Reap in MayCambodia · 77 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 26.1°C · 148 mm rain
- Paoy Paet in MayCambodia · 92 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 25.4°C · 145 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in MayThailand · 131 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 320 mm rain
- Kampong Chhnang in MayCambodia · 185 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 25.9°C · 151 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in MayThailand · 186 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 24.9°C · 174 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in MayThailand · 206 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 209 mm rain
- Rayong in MayThailand · 215 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 26.2°C · 220 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in MayThailand · 239 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 25.2°C · 140 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Battambang) is explained once on the Battambang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.