Thiruvananthapuram Weather in May
Thiruvananthapuram in May
The short of it: Thiruvananthapuram in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 202 mm (8.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 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 33° · low 26° · rain 202 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Thiruvananthapuram an average May high of 33°, a low of 26° and some 202 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 202 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 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, Thiruvananthapuram runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Vattiyūrkāvu, 6 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Thiruvananthapuram, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 67 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VattiyūrkāvuKerala | 6 km NE | 33° | 26° | 194 mm |
| KudappanakkunnuKerala | 7 km N | 33° | 26° | 193 mm |
| VilavoorkkalKerala | 8 km E | 33° | 26° | 186 mm |
| KalliyoorKerala | 9 km SE | 33° | 26° | 186 mm |
| PallichalKerala | 9 km ESE | 33° | 26° | 186 mm |
| MalayinkeezhuKerala | 10 km E | 33° | 26° | 186 mm |
| KidarakulamKerala | 10 km NNE | 33° | 26° | 193 mm |
| VilappilKerala | 11 km ENE | 33° | 26° | 185 mm |