Thanjavur Weather in May
Thanjavur in May
The short of it: Thanjavur in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 27° · rain 60 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Thanjavur brings afternoons near 37° and nights around 27°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. No month in Thanjavur runs warmer: highs about 37°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-May, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Thanjavur runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Neelagiri, 6 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Thanjavur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeelagiriTamil Nadu | 6 km WSW | 37° | 27° | 61 mm |
| NānjikkottaiTamil Nadu | 6 km S | 37° | 27° | 58 mm |
| VallamTamil Nadu | 11 km SW | 37° | 27° | 59 mm |
| ThiruvaiyaruTamil Nadu | 12 km NNW | 37° | 27° | 68 mm |
| AyyampettāiTamil Nadu | 14 km NNE | 37° | 27° | 68 mm |
| AmmāpettaiTamil Nadu | 20 km E | 37° | 27° | 61 mm |
| PapanasamTamil Nadu | 21 km NE | 37° | 27° | 70 mm |
| DārāsuramTamil Nadu | 30 km NE | 37° | 27° | 67 mm |