Jorethang Weather in May
Jorethang in May
The short of it: Jorethang in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 338 mm (13.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 338 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & February
Thirty years of records give Jorethang an average May high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 338 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 338 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 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Jorethang runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Nayabazar, 6 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Jorethang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 181 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NayabazarSikkim | 6 km NW | 30° | 22° | 290 mm |
| NamchiSikkim | 8 km NNE | 28° | 20° | 236 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 9 km WNW | 29° | 21° | 240 mm |
| DārjilingWest Bengal | 10 km SW | 24° | 15° | 207 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 21 km NNW | 29° | 20° | 260 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 22 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 389 mm |
| SingtamSikkim | 23 km NE | 28° | 20° | 304 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 25 km S | 27° | 19° | 230 mm |