Mumbai Weather in May
Mumbai in May
The short of it: Mumbai in May averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 27° · rain 26 mm · daylight 13 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Mumbai brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 27°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 2 min in mid-May, 28 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Mumbai runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Dhārāvi, 3 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mumbai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DhārāviMaharashtra | 3 km SSW | 34° | 27° | 27 mm |
| PowaiMaharashtra | 5 km NNE | 35° | 27° | 24 mm |
| Navi MumbaiMaharashtra | 15 km ESE | 35° | 27° | 22 mm |
| AiroliMaharashtra | 15 km NE | 34° | 27° | 20 mm |
| ThāneMaharashtra | 16 km NNE | 35° | 27° | 19 mm |
| BorivliMaharashtra | 18 km N | 34° | 27° | 21 mm |
| KhargharMaharashtra | 20 km E | 35° | 27° | 21 mm |
| KegaonMaharashtra | 20 km S | 34° | 27° | 28 mm |