Munnar Weather in May
Munnar in May
The short of it: Munnar in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 149 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 35 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 25° · low 16° · rain 149 mm · daylight 12 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Munnar an average May high of 25°, a low of 16° and some 149 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 149 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 35 min in mid-May.
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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Munnar runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Marayur, 24 km to the NNE, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Munnar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 37 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarayurKerala | 24 km NNE | 28° | 18° | 130 mm |
| ValparaiTamil Nadu | 29 km NNW | 28° | 19° | 147 mm |
| BodināyakkanūrTamil Nadu | 33 km ESE | 35° | 24° | 74 mm |
| KuttampuzhaKerala | 36 km W | 33° | 25° | 230 mm |
| UttamapālaiyamTamil Nadu | 43 km SE | 34° | 24° | 87 mm |
| ThodupuzhaKerala | 43 km WSW | 33° | 26° | 270 mm |
| ChinnamanūrTamil Nadu | 44 km SE | 34° | 24° | 77 mm |
| AllinagaramTamil Nadu | 46 km E | 35° | 25° | 65 mm |