Srinagar Weather in May
Srinagar in May
The short of it: Srinagar in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 13° · rain 69 mm · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Srinagar an average May high of 26°, a low of 13° and some 69 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 26°, with nights near 13°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Srinagar runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Badāmibāgh, 5 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Srinagar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 39 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BadāmibāghJammu and Kashmir | 5 km ESE | 25° | 12° | 74 mm |
| SoyībugJammu and Kashmir | 9 km W | 25° | 14° | 69 mm |
| KrālapurJammu and Kashmir | 10 km S | 26° | 13° | 76 mm |
| BadgāmJammu and Kashmir | 11 km SW | 26° | 13° | 72 mm |
| YechagāmJammu and Kashmir | 12 km SSW | 26° | 13° | 76 mm |
| PāmpurJammu and Kashmir | 13 km SE | 26° | 13° | 76 mm |
| ChadooraJammu and Kashmir | 16 km S | 26° | 13° | 80 mm |
| GanderbalJammu and Kashmir | 16 km N | 25° | 13° | 63 mm |