Jellyfish at Taling Ngam Beach in May

May at Taling Ngam Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing south-west wind of about 3.1 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.23 m, water 31.7 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 1% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in May: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 13%
  • Moderate 86%
  • High 1%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 1% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in May

Wind3.1 m/s, south-west
Onshore wind1.4 m/s
Waves0.23 m
Water31.7 °C
Rain166 mm · 23.6 days

Official cases nearby in May

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

Taling Ngam Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 28% of days. Onshore wind on 3% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 25% of days. Onshore wind on 10% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 29% of days. Onshore wind on 43% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 68% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 98% of days. Official warnings: 1.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 32% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 98% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 61% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 18% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 0% 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 Taling Ngam Beach in May?

May at Taling Ngam Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing south-west wind of about 3.1 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.23 m, water 31.7 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 1% 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.