Rishīkesh Weather in May
Rishīkesh in May
The short of it: Rishīkesh in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 23° · rain 39 mm · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Rishīkesh an average May high of 37°, a low of 23° and some 39 mm of rain. The height of summer in Rishīkesh, with afternoons near 37°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 min in mid-May, 47 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 November and December.
Against its neighbours, Rishīkesh runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Birbhaddar, 4 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Rishīkesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 4 km SSW | 39° | 24° | 40 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 6 km N | 37° | 23° | 38 mm |
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 12 km SSW | 39° | 24° | 35 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 19 km WNW | 38° | 23° | 32 mm |
| HaridwarUttarakhand | 22 km SW | 39° | 25° | 27 mm |
| RāipurUttarakhand | 30 km NW | 36° | 22° | 35 mm |
| DevaprayāgUttarakhand | 30 km E | 36° | 21° | 40 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 32 km WNW | 37° | 22° | 31 mm |