Namche Bazaar Weather in May
Namche Bazaar in May
The short of it: Namche Bazaar in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 3° · rain 87 mm · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & June
May in Namche Bazaar brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 3°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-May, 43 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and June.
Against its neighbours, Namche Bazaar runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Chari̇̄koṭ, 67 km to the WSW, is 10° warmer by day.
May in Namche Bazaar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 34 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chari̇̄koṭBagmati Province | 67 km WSW | 25° | 13° | 168 mm |
| Khā̃dbāri̇̄Koshi | 68 km SE | 30° | 21° | 237 mm |
| ChautārāBagmati Province | 98 km W | 28° | 17° | 143 mm |
| DhankutāKoshi | 110 km SE | 29° | 21° | 190 mm |
| TriyugaKoshi | 113 km S | 33° | 23° | 159 mm |
| DhulikhelBagmati Province | 117 km W | 27° | 16° | 144 mm |
| BanepāBagmati Province | 119 km W | 27° | 15° | 146 mm |
| PanautiBagmati Province | 120 km WSW | 27° | 15° | 146 mm |