Madurai Weather in May
Madurai in May
The short of it: Madurai in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 27° · rain 64 mm · daylight 12 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Madurai an average May high of 37°, a low of 27° and some 64 mm of rain. The height of summer in Madurai, with afternoons near 37°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 34 min in mid-May.
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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madurai runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Anuppānadi, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Madurai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnuppānadiTamil Nadu | 3 km ESE | 37° | 27° | 63 mm |
| MelmadaiTamil Nadu | 3 km ENE | 37° | 27° | 64 mm |
| VilāngudiTamil Nadu | 4 km NW | 37° | 27° | 64 mm |
| AvaniyāpuramTamil Nadu | 4 km S | 37° | 27° | 63 mm |
| VandiyūrTamil Nadu | 5 km ESE | 37° | 27° | 63 mm |
| ĀnaiyūrTamil Nadu | 5 km N | 37° | 27° | 64 mm |
| NāyanakulamTamil Nadu | 5 km NNE | 37° | 27° | 64 mm |
| KannānendalTamil Nadu | 6 km NNE | 37° | 27° | 64 mm |