Phuntsholing Weather in May
Phuntsholing in May
The short of it: Phuntsholing in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 388 mm (15.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 388 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Phuntsholing an average May high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 388 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 388 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-May, 41 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Phuntsholing runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Jaigaon, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Phuntsholing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 174 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaigaonWest Bengal | 1 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 388 mm |
| HāsimāraWest Bengal | 12 km SSW | 33° | 24° | 381 mm |
| DaphuChukha | 13 km N | 26° | 18° | 318 mm |
| SamtseSamtse District | 29 km W | 30° | 22° | 449 mm |
| BirparaWest Bengal | 29 km SW | 33° | 24° | 371 mm |
| TsimashamChukha | 31 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 229 mm |
| Tasti Tea GardenWest Bengal | 33 km SW | 33° | 24° | 364 mm |
| GoyerkātaWest Bengal | 40 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 369 mm |