Namchi Weather in May
Namchi in May
The short of it: Namchi in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 236 mm (9.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 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 28° · low 20° · rain 236 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
May in Namchi brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 20°, with about 236 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 236 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 28 min in mid-May, 42 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, 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, Namchi runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Jorethang, 8 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Namchi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 114 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JorethangSikkim | 8 km SSW | 31° | 22° | 338 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 9 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 290 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 13 km WSW | 29° | 21° | 240 mm |
| SingtamSikkim | 16 km ENE | 28° | 20° | 304 mm |
| RangpoSikkim | 17 km E | 30° | 22° | 389 mm |
| GyalshingSikkim | 17 km NW | 29° | 20° | 260 mm |
| DārjilingWest Bengal | 18 km SSW | 24° | 15° | 207 mm |
| RhenokSikkim | 28 km E | 28° | 20° | 362 mm |