Jellyfish at Sunset Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach in May

May at Sunset Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3.8 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.58 m, water 31.1 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 31% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in May: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 6%
  • Moderate 63%
  • High 31%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 31% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in May

Wind3.8 m/s, west
Onshore wind1.4 m/s
Waves0.58 m
Water31.1 °C
Rain237 mm · 24.2 days

Official cases nearby in May

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

Sunset Beach (Koh Lipe): jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 15% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 19% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 30% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 21% of days. Onshore wind on 61% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 31% of days. Onshore wind on 66% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 67% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 75% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 12% of days. Onshore wind on 74% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 4% of days. Onshore wind on 86% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 81% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 51% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 20% of days. Official warnings: 0.
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  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very high

Colour shows the typical risk level that month; the number is the share of high-risk days. Warnings and sightings are in each month’s tooltip.

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Sunset Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach in May?

May at Sunset Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3.8 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.58 m, water 31.1 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 31% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in May: 0.

What to do if a jellyfish stings you in Thailand?

Get out of the water. Call 1669 for trouble breathing, chest pain or collapse. Do not rub the sting and do not rinse it with fresh water. If a box jellyfish is possible, pour vinegar over the sting for at least 30 seconds.