Kanpur Weather in May
Kanpur in May
The short of it: Kanpur in May averages a high of 41 °C (106 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 41° · low 27° · rain 10 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Kanpur brings afternoons near 41° and nights around 27°, with about 10 mm of rain over the month. No month in Kanpur runs warmer: highs about 41°. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-May, 41 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Kanpur runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kanpur Cantonment, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kanpur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanpur CantonmentUttar Pradesh | 3 km ESE | 41° | 27° | 10 mm |
| NawābganjUttar Pradesh | 5 km NW | 41° | 27° | 10 mm |
| JājmauUttar Pradesh | 7 km ESE | 41° | 27° | 10 mm |
| UnnāoUttar Pradesh | 16 km ENE | 41° | 26° | 11 mm |
| BithūrUttar Pradesh | 18 km NNW | 41° | 26° | 9.0 mm |
| AntUttar Pradesh | 24 km W | 42° | 27° | 7.0 mm |
| SafīpurUttar Pradesh | 30 km N | 41° | 26° | 11 mm |
| Bīghāpur KhurdUttar Pradesh | 33 km ESE | 42° | 27° | 9.0 mm |