Dārjiling Weather in May
Dārjiling in May
The short of it: Dārjiling in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 207 mm (8.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 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 24° · low 15° · rain 207 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Dārjiling an average May high of 24°, a low of 15° and some 207 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 207 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Dārjiling runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Jorethang, 10 km to the NE, is 7° warmer by day.
May in Dārjiling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 94 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JorethangSikkim | 10 km NE | 31° | 22° | 338 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 11 km NNW | 29° | 21° | 240 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 13 km N | 30° | 22° | 290 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 17 km S | 27° | 19° | 230 mm |
| NamchiSikkim | 18 km NNE | 28° | 20° | 236 mm |
| MirikWest Bengal | 18 km SSW | 27° | 19° | 210 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 29 km N | 29° | 20° | 260 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 31 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 389 mm |