Mirik Weather in May
Mirik in May
The short of it: Mirik in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 210 mm (8.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 210 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Mirik an average May high of 27°, a low of 19° and some 210 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 210 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-May, 41 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Mirik runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kurseong, 9 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Mirik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 125 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KurseongWest Bengal | 9 km E | 27° | 19° | 230 mm |
| DārjilingWest Bengal | 18 km NNE | 24° | 15° | 207 mm |
| NaksalbāriWest Bengal | 23 km S | 33° | 24° | 278 mm |
| BagdograWest Bengal | 24 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 293 mm |
| IlāmKoshi | 26 km W | 30° | 22° | 236 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 27 km N | 29° | 21° | 240 mm |
| JorethangSikkim | 28 km NNE | 31° | 22° | 338 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 30 km NNE | 30° | 22° | 290 mm |