Salem Weather in May
Salem in May
The short of it: Salem in May averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 26° · rain 99 mm · daylight 12 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Salem an average May high of 37°, a low of 26° and some 99 mm of rain. The height of summer in Salem, with afternoons near 37°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 39 min in mid-May, 17 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Salem runs about middling and drier than most in May. Kondalampatti, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Salem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 45 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KondalampattiTamil Nadu | 4 km WSW | 37° | 26° | 101 mm |
| KannānkurichchiTamil Nadu | 5 km NNE | 37° | 26° | 98 mm |
| OmalurTamil Nadu | 15 km NW | 37° | 26° | 105 mm |
| IdangansālaiTamil Nadu | 18 km W | 37° | 26° | 104 mm |
| TāramangalamTamil Nadu | 21 km WNW | 37° | 26° | 106 mm |
| RasipuramTamil Nadu | 22 km S | 37° | 26° | 90 mm |
| MallasamudramTamil Nadu | 22 km SW | 37° | 26° | 94 mm |
| NāmagiripettaiTamil Nadu | 25 km SSE | 37° | 26° | 85 mm |