Mettur Weather in May
Mettur in May
The short of it: Mettur in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 26° · rain 116 mm · daylight 12 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Mettur an average May high of 36°, a low of 26° and some 116 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 40 min in mid-May, 17 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Mettur runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Mettur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 43 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottaneri NallakavundanpattiTamil Nadu | 6 km ENE | 36° | 25° | 119 mm |
| MechcheriTamil Nadu | 16 km ENE | 37° | 25° | 117 mm |
| TāramangalamTamil Nadu | 21 km ESE | 37° | 26° | 106 mm |
| IdappadiTamil Nadu | 23 km S | 37° | 26° | 105 mm |
| IdangansālaiTamil Nadu | 27 km SE | 37° | 26° | 104 mm |
| AnthiyurTamil Nadu | 33 km SW | 37° | 26° | 104 mm |
| SankagiriTamil Nadu | 35 km SSE | 36° | 25° | 100 mm |
| KondalampattiTamil Nadu | 39 km ESE | 37° | 26° | 101 mm |