Ottapalam Weather in May
Ottapalam in May
The short of it: Ottapalam in May averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 25 °C (78 °F), with 226 mm (8.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 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 34° · low 25° · rain 226 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Ottapalam an average May high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 226 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 226 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-May, 16 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, Ottapalam runs about middling and about as wet in May. Shōranūr, 12 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Ottapalam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 101 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShōranūrKerala | 12 km W | 34° | 25° | 241 mm |
| MannārakkātKerala | 26 km NNE | 33° | 25° | 204 mm |
| PirāyiriKerala | 28 km E | 34° | 25° | 177 mm |
| PerintalmannaKerala | 28 km NW | 33° | 25° | 232 mm |
| PalakkadKerala | 30 km E | 34° | 25° | 177 mm |
| ThrissurKerala | 34 km SSW | 33° | 26° | 263 mm |
| KunnamkulamKerala | 37 km WSW | 33° | 26° | 266 mm |
| KāttipparuttiKerala | 37 km WNW | 33° | 26° | 250 mm |