Vietnam
Huế in May
In May, Huế averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Huế's most comfortable months, February and March.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 87 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 118
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Huế
May is tied for the 2nd warmest month in Huế by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 24 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 18 °C to 25 °C. By day, May is 2 °C warmer than April, and June is 1 °C warmer than May.
May brings 87 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 194 mm (2334 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 50 min, against 11 h 10 min at the shortest and 13 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 °C | 18 °C | 125 mm | |
| February | 24 °C | 18 °C | 42 mm | Yes |
| March | 27 °C | 20 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| April | 30 °C | 22 °C | 50 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 23 °C | 87 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 24 °C | 100 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 25 °C | 130 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 24 °C | 129 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 23 °C | 352 mm | |
| October | 28 °C | 22 °C | 513 mm | |
| November | 27 °C | 21 °C | 476 mm | |
| December | 24 °C | 19 °C | 278 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Huế?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 87 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Huế are February and March; the nearest are March, before, and February, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Vietnam in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Huế
This guide lists 118 places to stay in Huế, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 42; 1–3 km, 63; 3–10 km, 7; 10 km or more, 6.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.