Kangra Weather in May
Kangra in May
The short of it: Kangra in May averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 24° · rain 28 mm · daylight 13 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
May in Kangra brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 24°, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 47 min in mid-May, 51 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 November and December.
Against its neighbours, Kangra runs about middling and drier than most in May. Yol, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kangra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YolHimachal Pradesh | 10 km NW | 36° | 24° | 26 mm |
| Nagrota BagwānHimachal Pradesh | 11 km E | 34° | 22° | 39 mm |
| Yol CantonmentHimachal Pradesh | 15 km NE | 30° | 19° | 55 mm |
| DharamsalaHimachal Pradesh | 15 km NNE | 30° | 19° | 52 mm |
| NagrotaHimachal Pradesh | 17 km WSW | 37° | 25° | 19 mm |
| McleodganjHimachal Pradesh | 18 km NNE | 30° | 19° | 52 mm |
| Dera GopipurHimachal Pradesh | 24 km S | 37° | 24° | 17 mm |
| Jawāla MukhiHimachal Pradesh | 25 km SSE | 37° | 24° | 19 mm |