Dehradun Weather in May
Dehradun in May
The short of it: Dehradun in May averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 22° · rain 32 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Dehradun an average May high of 37°, a low of 22° and some 32 mm of rain. The height of summer in Dehradun, with afternoons near 37°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-May, 48 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Dehradun runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Rāipur, 6 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Dehradun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RāipurUttarakhand | 6 km ESE | 36° | 22° | 35 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 7 km SSW | 37° | 22° | 31 mm |
| MussoorieUttarakhand | 15 km NNE | 30° | 18° | 35 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 18 km SSE | 38° | 23° | 32 mm |
| VikāsnagarUttarakhand | 30 km WNW | 38° | 23° | 26 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 30 km SE | 37° | 23° | 38 mm |
| HarbatpurUttarakhand | 31 km WNW | 38° | 23° | 23 mm |
| RishīkeshUttarakhand | 35 km SE | 37° | 23° | 39 mm |