Coimbatore Weather in May
Coimbatore in May
The short of it: Coimbatore in May averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 23° · rain 116 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Coimbatore an average May high of 34°, a low of 23° and some 116 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-May, 16 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Coimbatore runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Kuniyamuttūr, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Coimbatore, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 44 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuniyamuttūrTamil Nadu | 5 km SSW | 34° | 23° | 119 mm |
| KurichchiTamil Nadu | 5 km S | 34° | 23° | 114 mm |
| IdaiyarpālaiyamTamil Nadu | 6 km NW | 34° | 23° | 121 mm |
| VellalūrTamil Nadu | 7 km ESE | 34° | 23° | 107 mm |
| SingānallūrTamil Nadu | 7 km E | 34° | 23° | 107 mm |
| VadavalliTamil Nadu | 8 km WNW | 34° | 23° | 126 mm |
| TudiyalūrTamil Nadu | 9 km NNW | 34° | 23° | 123 mm |
| SrvanampattiTamil Nadu | 9 km NNE | 35° | 23° | 112 mm |