Vettavalam Weather in May
Vettavalam in May
The short of it: Vettavalam in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 41 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 37° · low 27° · rain 81 mm · daylight 12 h 41 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Vettavalam an average May high of 37°, a low of 27° and some 81 mm of rain. The height of summer in Vettavalam, with afternoons near 37°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 41 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Vettavalam runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Pennāthur, 16 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Vettavalam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 41 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PennāthurTamil Nadu | 16 km N | 37° | 27° | 81 mm |
| TirukkoyilurTamil Nadu | 16 km SSW | 38° | 27° | 85 mm |
| TiruvannamalaiTamil Nadu | 23 km NW | 37° | 26° | 91 mm |
| GingeeTamil Nadu | 25 km NE | 38° | 27° | 62 mm |
| VengikkalTamil Nadu | 26 km NW | 38° | 27° | 90 mm |
| VillupuramTamil Nadu | 33 km SE | 37° | 27° | 55 mm |
| VikravāndiTamil Nadu | 34 km ESE | 37° | 27° | 48 mm |
| SālameduTamil Nadu | 35 km SE | 37° | 27° | 57 mm |