Kolkata Weather in May
Kolkata in May
The short of it: Kolkata in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 26 °C (79 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 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 36° · low 26° · rain 116 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Kolkata brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 26°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. No month in Kolkata runs warmer: highs about 36°. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-May, 34 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, Kolkata runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Howrah, 5 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kolkata, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 65 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HowrahWest Bengal | 5 km WNW | 36° | 26° | 114 mm |
| ChakaparaWest Bengal | 8 km N | 36° | 26° | 114 mm |
| BaranagarWest Bengal | 9 km N | 36° | 26° | 114 mm |
| BāliWest Bengal | 10 km NNW | 36° | 26° | 114 mm |
| BankraWest Bengal | 10 km WNW | 36° | 26° | 112 mm |
| Dam DamWest Bengal | 10 km NE | 36° | 26° | 114 mm |
| KāmārhātiWest Bengal | 12 km N | 36° | 26° | 113 mm |
| MaheshtalaWest Bengal | 13 km WSW | 36° | 26° | 112 mm |