Bengaluru Weather in May
Bengaluru in May
The short of it: Bengaluru in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 93 mm · daylight 12 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Bengaluru brings afternoons near 33° and nights around 22°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 43 min in mid-May, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Bengaluru runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Yelahanka, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Bengaluru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 45 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YelahankaKarnataka | 14 km N | 33° | 22° | 87 mm |
| ChikkabidarakalluKarnataka | 14 km NW | 33° | 22° | 87 mm |
| Electronic City Phase IKarnataka | 15 km SSE | 33° | 22° | 96 mm |
| koppana AgraharaKarnataka | 15 km SSE | 33° | 22° | 97 mm |
| Chik BānavarKarnataka | 16 km NW | 33° | 22° | 88 mm |
| MadanayakahalliKarnataka | 17 km NW | 33° | 22° | 87 mm |
| HebbagodiKarnataka | 19 km SSE | 33° | 22° | 98 mm |
| KumbalgodKarnataka | 19 km WSW | 34° | 22° | 94 mm |