Durgapur Weather in May
Durgapur in May
The short of it: Durgapur in May averages a high of 38 °C (100 °F) and a low of 26 °C (79 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 16 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 38° · low 26° · rain 78 mm · daylight 13 h 16 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Durgapur an average May high of 38°, a low of 26° and some 78 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 38° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 16 min in mid-May, 35 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, Durgapur runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Barjora, 10 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Durgapur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 48 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarjoraWest Bengal | 10 km S | 38° | 26° | 77 mm |
| BahulaWest Bengal | 21 km NW | 39° | 26° | 67 mm |
| RānīganjWest Bengal | 21 km WNW | 39° | 26° | 67 mm |
| BeliātorWest Bengal | 23 km SSW | 38° | 26° | 79 mm |
| SonāmukhiWest Bengal | 26 km SSE | 38° | 26° | 88 mm |
| DubrājpurWest Bengal | 31 km NNE | 38° | 26° | 69 mm |
| JāmuriaWest Bengal | 31 km NW | 39° | 26° | 65 mm |
| ĀsansolWest Bengal | 38 km WNW | 39° | 27° | 61 mm |