Thoothukudi Weather in May
Thoothukudi in May
The short of it: Thoothukudi in May averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 28 °C (82 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 28° · rain 45 mm · daylight 12 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Thoothukudi an average May high of 36°, a low of 28° and some 45 mm of rain. No month in Thoothukudi runs warmer: highs about 36°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 31 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Thoothukudi runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Muttayyāpuram, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Thoothukudi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuttayyāpuramTamil Nadu | 2 km S | 35° | 27° | 47 mm |
| AttimarappattiTamil Nadu | 4 km SW | 36° | 27° | 48 mm |
| MilavittanTamil Nadu | 7 km NW | 37° | 28° | 44 mm |
| MappilaiuraniTamil Nadu | 8 km N | 36° | 28° | 42 mm |
| SankaraperiTamil Nadu | 9 km NNW | 37° | 28° | 43 mm |
| KumaragiriTamil Nadu | 9 km WSW | 36° | 27° | 49 mm |
| SawyerpuramTamil Nadu | 15 km SW | 36° | 27° | 52 mm |
| KayalpattinamTamil Nadu | 22 km S | 35° | 27° | 59 mm |