Tsimasham Weather in May
Tsimasham in May
The short of it: Tsimasham in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 229 mm (9.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 12° · rain 229 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Tsimasham an average May high of 20°, a low of 12° and some 229 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 229 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 28 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 December.
Against its neighbours, Tsimasham runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Daphu, 21 km to the SW, is 6° warmer by day.
May in Tsimasham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 64 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaphuChukha | 21 km SW | 26° | 18° | 318 mm |
| PhuntsholingChukha | 31 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 388 mm |
| JaigaonWest Bengal | 32 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 388 mm |
| DagaDagana | 34 km E | 25° | 17° | 199 mm |
| ParoParo | 39 km NNW | 22° | 11° | 97 mm |
| HaHaa | 41 km NW | 18° | 7° | 95 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 42 km NNE | 21° | 10° | 86 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 42 km NNE | 21° | 10° | 86 mm |