Krabi · Thailand
May
Monsoon arrives — boat routes to Railay disrupted and prices drop sharply.
Strong option
#12 of 12 months
There are better months for Krabi — see the full ranking below.
See when to go instead →Climate
High
33°C
Low
25°C
Rain
195mm
Sun
6hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How May scores in Krabi
Weather
Below average
Value
Excellent
Crowds
Excellent
Events
Low
Atmosphere
Average
What you gain in May
- ↑Prices drop 40–50% from peak season: Ao Nang hotels and even some Railay properties at their most affordable
- ↑Ao Nang virtually empty: restaurants, cafés, and the beach strip quiet without the dry-season crowds
- ↑Krabi's interior — Tiger Cave Temple and Thung Teao Forest Natural Trail — accessible without any queues
What you sacrifice
- ↓Longtail boats to Railay Beach increasingly unreliable: cancelled or very rough on storm days — you can be effectively stranded on Railay if the sea turns
- ↓Four Islands tour suspended: Ko Poda and Chicken Island routes closed for the season as swells make the crossing unsafe
- ↓Rock climbing on Railay East wall rained out: wet limestone becomes dangerously slippery and most operators close
How May compares to March (best month)
| Factor | May | March ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 3 | 9 |
| Value | 8 | 5 |
| Crowds | 8 | 5 |
May in other destinations
Lisbon (20.7°C)Barcelona (20.8°C)Tokyo (23.8°C)Bali (31.2°C)Santorini (19.8°C)Paris (18.1°C)New York (20.4°C)Marrakech (26.4°C)Amsterdam (16.4°C)Maldives (31.5°C)Rome (21.7°C)Bangkok (32.6°C)Istanbul (20.7°C)Vienna (19.7°C)Seoul (21.4°C)Dubrovnik (20.9°C)Rio de Janeiro (26.2°C)Kyoto (25.2°C)Phuket (32.6°C)Cape Town (18.9°C)Prague (21°C)Amalfi Coast (23°C)Mexico City (27°C)Medellín (27°C)Fiji (28°C)London (18°C)Sydney (19°C)Iceland (10°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (38°C)Singapore (33°C)Hoi An (33°C)Chiang Mai (33°C)Miami (30.6°C)Florence (23.1°C)Queenstown (11°C)Madrid (21.7°C)Porto (21°C)Edinburgh (15°C)Copenhagen (16°C)Budapest (22°C)Kraków (20°C)Tbilisi (23°C)Palawan (32°C)Hanoi (31°C)Osaka (25°C)Goa (33°C)Cusco (20°C)Buenos Aires (19°C)Mykonos (23°C)Zanzibar (28°C)Sri Lanka (31°C)Costa Rica (27°C)Cancun (32°C)Athens (25°C)Seville (27°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (34°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Krabi, not across destinations. Methodology →