Shopian Weather in May
Shopian in May
The short of it: Shopian in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 54 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 23° · low 11° · rain 94 mm · daylight 13 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & June
Thirty years of records give Shopian an average May high of 23°, a low of 11° and some 94 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 23°; nights run about 11°. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 54 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, Shopian runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Mehmood Pora, 15 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Shopian, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 57 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmood PoraJammu and Kashmir | 15 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 91 mm |
| YāripurJammu and Kashmir | 17 km E | 26° | 13° | 87 mm |
| Tsrār SharīfJammu and Kashmir | 17 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 91 mm |
| PulwamaJammu and Kashmir | 18 km NNE | 25° | 13° | 85 mm |
| KulgamJammu and Kashmir | 19 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 90 mm |
| PrisalJammu and Kashmir | 20 km ENE | 26° | 13° | 84 mm |
| Ashmuji KhalsaJammu and Kashmir | 23 km ESE | 26° | 13° | 86 mm |
| ArwaniJammu and Kashmir | 23 km ENE | 26° | 13° | 84 mm |