Climate averages 1991–2020
Nakhon Sawan 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 Nakhon Sawan: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 156 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 51 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nong Prue (142 km away). In May its highs average 33.0°C, 1.5°C cooler than Nakhon Sawan, with 153 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Nakhon Sawan ranks 1st of 46 for the warmest May highs and 34th of 46 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 46 cities is 32.7°C; Nakhon Sawan is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 156 mm to 147 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
Nakhon Sawan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 9.7 | 1.9 | 11.311 h |
| February | 33.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 35.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 38 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 36.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 62 | 11.3 | 12.512 h |
| May, selected | 34.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 156 | 20.9 | 12.913 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 147 | 23.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 161 | 23.4 | 13.013 h |
| August | 31.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 215 | 25.1 | 12.713 h |
| September | 31.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 272 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 143 | 17.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 24 | 4.7 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 7.7 | 1.2 | 11.211 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
- Nong Prue in MayThailand · 142 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 153 mm rain
- Khlong Luang in MayThailand · 190 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 26.1°C · 185 mm rain
- Sai Mai in MayThailand · 206 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 185 mm rain
- Mueang Nonthaburi in MayThailand · 209 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 26.3°C · 130 mm rain
- Nakhon Pathom in MayThailand · 210 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 26.2°C · 141 mm rain
- Chatuchak in MayThailand · 213 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 26.4°C · 130 mm rain
- Khlong Sam Wa in MayThailand · 214 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 26.1°C · 150 mm rain
- Thawi Watthana in MayThailand · 215 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 26.6°C · 130 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 Nakhon Sawan) is explained once on the Nakhon Sawan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.