Paro Weather in May
Paro in May
The short of it: Paro in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 97 mm · daylight 13 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Paro an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 97 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 29 min in mid-May, 42 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and March.
Against its neighbours, Paro runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Ha, 14 km to the WSW, is 4° cooler by day.
May in Paro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HaHaa | 14 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 21 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 86 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 23 km E | 21° | 10° | 86 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 23 km E | 21° | 10° | 86 mm |
| TsimashamChukha | 39 km SSE | 20° | 12° | 229 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 48 km ENE | 28° | 16° | 152 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 48 km E | 28° | 16° | 158 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 49 km ENE | 27° | 13° | 136 mm |