Vazhapadi Weather in May
Vazhapadi in May
The short of it: Vazhapadi in May averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 26° · rain 85 mm · daylight 12 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Vazhapadi brings afternoons near 37° and nights around 26°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Vazhapadi, with afternoons near 37°. Wet spells are common — about 85 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Vazhapadi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Peddanāyakkanpālaiyam, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Vazhapadi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 38 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeddanāyakkanpālaiyamTamil Nadu | 12 km E | 37° | 26° | 81 mm |
| NarasingapuramTamil Nadu | 20 km ESE | 37° | 26° | 82 mm |
| AtturTamil Nadu | 23 km ESE | 37° | 26° | 83 mm |
| KannānkurichchiTamil Nadu | 25 km W | 37° | 26° | 98 mm |
| TammampattiTamil Nadu | 26 km SSE | 37° | 25° | 79 mm |
| NāmagiripettaiTamil Nadu | 27 km SSW | 37° | 26° | 85 mm |
| SalemTamil Nadu | 27 km W | 37° | 26° | 99 mm |
| KondalampattiTamil Nadu | 30 km W | 37° | 26° | 101 mm |