Pahalgam Weather in May
Pahalgam in May
The short of it: Pahalgam in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 101 mm · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & June
May in Pahalgam brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 101 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 20°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 min in mid-May, 55 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 October and June.
Against its neighbours, Pahalgam runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Aish Maqām, 17 km to the S, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Pahalgam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 59 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aish MaqāmJammu and Kashmir | 17 km S | 25° | 11° | 83 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 21 km WSW | 26° | 12° | 83 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 26 km SSW | 25° | 12° | 81 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 29 km W | 26° | 12° | 80 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 30 km SSW | 25° | 12° | 81 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 30 km WSW | 25° | 12° | 91 mm |
| BijbeharaJammu and Kashmir | 32 km SW | 26° | 13° | 82 mm |
| KhonmohJammu and Kashmir | 34 km W | 25° | 11° | 85 mm |