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Weather in May in Phi Phi Islands

Thinking about venturing to Phi Phi Islands this May and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Phi Phi Islands in May?

Phi Phi Islands is a region in Thailand. May in Phi Phi Islands generally has very warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect very warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 31°C and nighttime temperatures around 27°C in Phi Phi Don. These night and day temperatures are average and some days may be even warmer. So be prepared and dress for the heat.

Precipitation

May is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 262 mm in Phi Phi Don.

Average sunshine

Most areas experience a moderate amount of sunshine, with approximately 156 hours of sunlight expected in Phi Phi Don. This makes it neither too gloomy nor overly bright.

For a closer look at May's conditions in Phi Phi Islands, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Phi Phi Islands's yearly weather, check out our Phi Phi Islands climate page.

Where to go in Phi Phi Islands in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Phi Phi Islands on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the most popular destinonation in Phi Phi Islands?

Phi Phi Don

In May Phi Phi Don generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 31°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 27°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Phi Phi Don
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
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<<   April April
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31°C 
27°C 
185 hours 
144 mm 
11 days 
31°C 
27°C 
156 hours 
262 mm 
21 days 
poor 
June   >> June
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30°C 
27°C 
151 hours 
242 mm 
18 days 
poor 
Climate in Phi Phi Don

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Is May the best time to visit Phi Phi Islands?

In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit Phi Phi Islands due to the typically poor weather in Phi Phi Don.

On average, the best time to visit Phi Phi Islands is in February with generally perfect weather in Phi Phi Don. On the other hand, the weather in May, June, July, August, September, October and November tend to be poor.

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