Gujarat · India
Ahmedabad in May
In May, Ahmedabad averages a daytime high of 42 °C and a night-time low of 27 °C, with about 4 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Ahmedabad's most comfortable months, January.
- Average high
- 42 °C
- Average low
- 27 °C
- Rain in the month
- 4 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 268
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Ahmedabad
May is the warmest month in Ahmedabad by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 12 °C to 27 °C. By day, May is 2 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C cooler than May.
May brings 4 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 68 mm (816 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 10 h 40 min at the shortest and 13 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 °C | 12 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
| February | 31 °C | 15 °C | 0 mm | |
| March | 36 °C | 19 °C | 1 mm | |
| April | 40 °C | 24 °C | 1 mm | |
| May | 42 °C | 27 °C | 4 mm | |
| June | 39 °C | 27 °C | 79 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 26 °C | 339 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 210 mm | |
| September | 34 °C | 24 °C | 162 mm | |
| October | 37 °C | 22 °C | 15 mm | |
| November | 34 °C | 17 °C | 3 mm | |
| December | 30 °C | 14 °C | 1 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Ahmedabad?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 42 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Ahmedabad are January; the nearest is January.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Ahmedabad
This guide lists 268 places to stay in Ahmedabad, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 7; 1–3 km, 68; 3–10 km, 146; 10 km or more, 47.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.