Jellyfish at Karon Beach in May

May at Karon Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.92 m, water 31 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 40% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in May: 2.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 4%
  • Moderate 57%
  • High 14%
  • Very high 26%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 40% of days are high or very high.

5-day outlook at Karon Beach →

Weather and sea in May

Wind3 m/s, west
Onshore wind1.7 m/s
Waves0.92 m
Water31 °C
Rain232 mm · 25.4 days

Official cases nearby in May

  1. DMCR
    Karon Beach · หาดกะรน อ.เมือง จ.ภูเก็ต
    bluebottle (Portuguese man o’ war)
  2. DMCR
    Karon Beach · หาดกะรน อ.เมือง จ.ภูเก็ต
    bluebottle (Portuguese man o’ war)

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

Karon Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 2% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 106.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 6% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 76.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 17% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 115.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 55% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 58.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 40% of days. Onshore wind on 71% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 19.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 33% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 3. Eyewitness reports: 28.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 15.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 16% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 17.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 13% of days. Onshore wind on 95% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 26.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 7% of days. Onshore wind on 75% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 11.
  11. November: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 26% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 13.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 46.
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  • Moderate
  • High
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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.

Jellyfish in Phuket in May →

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Karon Beach in May?

May at Karon Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing west wind of about 3 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.92 m, water 31 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 40% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in May: 2.

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.