Kandy Weather in May
Kandy in May
The short of it: Kandy in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 216 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 21° · rain 216 mm · daylight 12 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & December
May in Kandy brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 21°, with about 216 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 216 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 27 min in mid-May.
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 July and December.
Against its neighbours, Kandy runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kadugannawa, 13 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kandy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KadugannawaCentral Province | 13 km WSW | 29° | 22° | 277 mm |
| GampolaCentral Province | 16 km SSW | 29° | 22° | 318 mm |
| MataleCentral Province | 20 km N | 29° | 22° | 180 mm |
| KegalleSabaragamuwa Province | 32 km W | 31° | 24° | 313 mm |
| KurunegalaNorth Western Province | 36 km NW | 32° | 25° | 203 mm |
| Nuwara EliyaCentral Province | 39 km SSE | 21° | 12° | 162 mm |
| TalawakeleCentral Province | 39 km S | 26° | 17° | 280 mm |
| HattonCentral Province | 45 km S | 25° | 17° | 310 mm |