Vriddhāchalam Weather in May
Vriddhāchalam in May
The short of it: Vriddhāchalam in May averages a high of 38 °C (100 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 39 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 38° · low 27° · rain 80 mm · daylight 12 h 39 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Vriddhāchalam an average May high of 38°, a low of 27° and some 80 mm of rain. No month in Vriddhāchalam runs warmer: highs about 38°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 7th 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Vriddhāchalam runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Virudhachalam, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Vriddhāchalam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 41 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VirudhachalamTamil Nadu | 1 km SE | 38° | 27° | 80 mm |
| PennādamTamil Nadu | 16 km SW | 38° | 27° | 91 mm |
| SrīmushnamTamil Nadu | 16 km SSE | 37° | 27° | 74 mm |
| UlundurpetTamil Nadu | 20 km NNW | 38° | 27° | 82 mm |
| NeyveliTamil Nadu | 22 km ENE | 37° | 27° | 66 mm |
| TittagudiTamil Nadu | 25 km WSW | 38° | 27° | 99 mm |
| KurinjippādiTamil Nadu | 29 km E | 37° | 27° | 62 mm |
| JayamkondacholapuramTamil Nadu | 34 km S | 37° | 27° | 78 mm |