Ilām Weather in May
Ilām in May
The short of it: Ilām in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 236 mm (9.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 236 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & February
May in Ilām brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 22°, with about 236 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 236 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 28 min in mid-May, 41 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 December and February.
Against its neighbours, Ilām runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Mirik, 26 km to the E, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Ilām, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 148 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MirikWest Bengal | 26 km E | 27° | 19° | 210 mm |
| KurseongWest Bengal | 35 km E | 27° | 19° | 230 mm |
| DārjilingWest Bengal | 36 km ENE | 24° | 15° | 207 mm |
| NaksalbāriWest Bengal | 38 km SE | 33° | 24° | 278 mm |
| Naya BāzārSikkim | 39 km NE | 29° | 21° | 240 mm |
| NayabazarSikkim | 44 km NE | 30° | 22° | 290 mm |
| BhadrapurKoshi | 44 km SSE | 34° | 25° | 233 mm |
| BagdograWest Bengal | 45 km ESE | 33° | 24° | 293 mm |