Patna Weather in May
Patna in May
The short of it: Patna in May averages a high of 38 °C (101 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 26° · rain 36 mm · daylight 13 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Patna brings afternoons near 38° and nights around 26°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Patna, with afternoons near 38°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 23 min in mid-May, 39 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 December.
Against its neighbours, Patna runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kurthaur, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Patna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KurthaurBihar | 4 km SSW | 39° | 26° | 34 mm |
| Phulwari SharifBihar | 7 km WSW | 39° | 26° | 34 mm |
| NohsaBihar | 9 km WSW | 39° | 26° | 34 mm |
| KhagaulBihar | 9 km W | 39° | 26° | 34 mm |
| Dinapur NizamatBihar | 10 km WNW | 38° | 26° | 36 mm |
| DinaporeBihar | 10 km WNW | 38° | 26° | 36 mm |
| SonepurBihar | 12 km NNE | 38° | 25° | 38 mm |
| Dinapur CantonmentBihar | 12 km WNW | 38° | 25° | 36 mm |