Cherrapunjee Weather in May
Cherrapunjee in May
The short of it: Cherrapunjee in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 711 mm (28.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 15° · rain 711 mm · daylight 13 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Cherrapunjee an average May high of 23°, a low of 15° and some 711 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 711 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 22 min in mid-May, 38 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Cherrapunjee runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Shella, 15 km to the SSW, is 8° warmer by day.
May in Cherrapunjee, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 279 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellaMeghalaya | 15 km SSW | 31° | 22° | 499 mm |
| ChhātakSylhet Division | 29 km S | 32° | 24° | 480 mm |
| MairangMeghalaya | 30 km NNW | 23° | 15° | 475 mm |
| NongumlongMeghalaya | 32 km NNE | 24° | 16° | 461 mm |
| ShillongMeghalaya | 35 km NNE | 23° | 15° | 370 mm |
| NongthymmaiMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 23° | 15° | 370 mm |
| LaitumkhrahMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 23° | 15° | 370 mm |
| SunāmganjSylhet Division | 39 km SW | 32° | 24° | 428 mm |