Velankanni Weather in May
Velankanni in May
The short of it: Velankanni in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 61 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 36° · low 27° · rain 61 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Velankanni brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 27°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-May, 15 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, Velankanni runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Nagapattinam, 9 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Velankanni, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NagapattinamTamil Nadu | 9 km N | 36° | 27° | 60 mm |
| KilvelurTamil Nadu | 14 km NW | 36° | 27° | 59 mm |
| Talaināyar AgrahāramTamil Nadu | 15 km SSW | 36° | 27° | 63 mm |
| TirumalarājanpatnamPuducherry | 21 km N | 36° | 27° | 60 mm |
| TittachcheriTamil Nadu | 21 km NNW | 37° | 27° | 60 mm |
| ThiruvarurTamil Nadu | 24 km WNW | 36° | 27° | 56 mm |
| KāraikālPuducherry | 26 km N | 37° | 27° | 60 mm |
| ThiruthuraipoondiTamil Nadu | 28 km SW | 36° | 27° | 58 mm |