Dharmadam Weather in May
Dharmadam in May
The short of it: Dharmadam in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 280 mm (11.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 26° · rain 280 mm · daylight 12 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Dharmadam an average May high of 33°, a low of 26° and some 280 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 280 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 40 min in mid-May, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Dharmadam runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Tellicherry, 4 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Dharmadam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 199 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TellicherryKerala | 4 km SE | 33° | 26° | 282 mm |
| KatirurKerala | 7 km E | 33° | 26° | 284 mm |
| ThottadaKerala | 8 km NW | 33° | 26° | 276 mm |
| MahēKerala | 11 km SE | 33° | 26° | 286 mm |
| ChockliKerala | 11 km ESE | 33° | 26° | 290 mm |
| KuttuparambaKerala | 12 km ENE | 33° | 26° | 287 mm |
| AzhiyūrKerala | 14 km SE | 33° | 26° | 289 mm |
| ElayavurKerala | 14 km NNW | 33° | 26° | 272 mm |