Banihāl Weather in May
Banihāl in May
The short of it: Banihāl in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 83 mm · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
May in Banihāl brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 13°, with about 83 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 24°; nights run about 13°. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-May, 54 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 October and November.
Against its neighbours, Banihāl runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Dooru Verinag, 14 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Banihāl, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 67 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dooru VerinagJammu and Kashmir | 14 km NNE | 25° | 12° | 86 mm |
| KokernagJammu and Kashmir | 19 km NE | 22° | 11° | 91 mm |
| RāmbanJammu and Kashmir | 22 km S | 31° | 19° | 43 mm |
| QāzigundJammu and Kashmir | 23 km NNW | 26° | 14° | 84 mm |
| Patha DeōsarJammu and Kashmir | 25 km NNW | 25° | 13° | 88 mm |
| AchhībalJammu and Kashmir | 28 km N | 26° | 13° | 81 mm |
| KulgamJammu and Kashmir | 28 km NW | 25° | 13° | 90 mm |
| Ashmuji KhalsaJammu and Kashmir | 29 km NNW | 26° | 13° | 86 mm |