Shenkottai Weather in May
Shenkottai in May
The short of it: Shenkottai in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 26° · rain 100 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Shenkottai brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 26°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. No month in Shenkottai runs warmer: highs about 34°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-May.
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 February.
Against its neighbours, Shenkottai runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Thenkasi, 8 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shenkottai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 37 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThenkasiTamil Nadu | 8 km ESE | 35° | 26° | 82 mm |
| KadayanallurTamil Nadu | 15 km NE | 35° | 26° | 75 mm |
| SūrandaiTamil Nadu | 19 km E | 35° | 26° | 66 mm |
| PuliyankudiTamil Nadu | 28 km NE | 35° | 26° | 70 mm |
| ĀlangulamTamil Nadu | 31 km ESE | 36° | 27° | 68 mm |
| VikramasingapuramTamil Nadu | 33 km SSE | 35° | 27° | 87 mm |
| PunalūrKerala | 36 km W | 33° | 26° | 203 mm |
| AmbasamudramTamil Nadu | 37 km SE | 36° | 27° | 81 mm |