Kathmandu Weather in May
Kathmandu in May
The short of it: Kathmandu in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 142 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 17° · rain 142 mm · daylight 13 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
May in Kathmandu brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 17°, with about 142 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 142 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 30 min in mid-May, 43 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and March.
Against its neighbours, Kathmandu runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Pātan, 3 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kathmandu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 74 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PātanBagmati Province | 3 km SSW | 29° | 17° | 142 mm |
| Ki̇̄rtipurBagmati Province | 5 km WSW | 28° | 16° | 150 mm |
| Madhyapur ThimiBagmati Province | 7 km ESE | 29° | 16° | 136 mm |
| Chapali̇̄ Bhaḍrakāli̇̄Bagmati Province | 10 km NNE | 28° | 16° | 139 mm |
| kankrabari DovanBagmati Province | 16 km ESE | 27° | 15° | 145 mm |
| NagarkotBagmati Province | 20 km E | 27° | 15° | 144 mm |
| BanepāBagmati Province | 21 km ESE | 27° | 15° | 146 mm |
| Panauti̇̄Bagmati Province | 23 km SE | 27° | 15° | 146 mm |