Tondalam Weather in May
Tondalam in May
The short of it: Tondalam in May averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 164 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 20° · rain 164 mm · daylight 12 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Tondalam brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 20°, with about 164 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 164 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 39 min in mid-May, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Tondalam runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Gudalur, 14 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Tondalam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 90 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GudalurTamil Nadu | 14 km E | 29° | 20° | 154 mm |
| NilambūrKerala | 29 km SSW | 34° | 26° | 203 mm |
| KalpattaKerala | 31 km WNW | 28° | 20° | 186 mm |
| OotyTamil Nadu | 39 km ESE | 22° | 12° | 162 mm |
| ManjeriKerala | 49 km SSW | 33° | 26° | 235 mm |
| CoonoorTamil Nadu | 51 km ESE | 24° | 14° | 162 mm |
| KunnamangalamKerala | 56 km WSW | 33° | 26° | 260 mm |
| PerumannaKerala | 57 km WSW | 33° | 26° | 258 mm |