Dhanbad Weather in May
Dhanbad in May
The short of it: Dhanbad in May averages a high of 39 °C (102 °F) and a low of 26 °C (79 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 26° · rain 42 mm · daylight 13 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Dhanbad brings afternoons near 39° and nights around 26°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. No month in Dhanbad runs warmer: highs about 39°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 17 min in mid-May, 36 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Dhanbad runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Jharia, 7 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dhanbad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 31 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JhariaJharkhand | 7 km SSW | 40° | 27° | 36 mm |
| Baua KalanJharkhand | 7 km WNW | 40° | 26° | 38 mm |
| KenduadīhJharkhand | 9 km SW | 40° | 27° | 34 mm |
| Nagri KalanJharkhand | 9 km WNW | 40° | 26° | 38 mm |
| JāmadobaJharkhand | 9 km SSW | 40° | 27° | 36 mm |
| GobindpurJharkhand | 10 km ENE | 39° | 26° | 42 mm |
| SijuaJharkhand | 10 km WSW | 40° | 27° | 34 mm |
| RājābhitaJharkhand | 12 km NW | 39° | 26° | 37 mm |