Weather in Bangkok in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Bangkok in May
Going from a maximum of +39°C during the day to a minimum of +26°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +36°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +36°C to +35°C.
Is Bangkok warm or cold in May?
Bangkok is typically hot in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +35°C to +34°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +27°C to +27°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
May is one of the warmest months in Bangkok, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bangkok in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +34°C | +33°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +40°C | +39°C | +40°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 64 mm | 132 mm | 129 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 74% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 15 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting colder in May. From +35°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +34°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 64 mm to 132 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 74%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in April to 0 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bangkok is gradually increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Bangkok?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bangkok in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+32°C) and the highest in 2020 (+34°C). The driest year was 1979 with only 810 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 1630 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bangkok, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.