Punjab · India
Amritsar in May
In May, Amritsar averages a daytime high of 39 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 18 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Amritsar's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 39 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 18 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 243
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Amritsar
May is tied for the warmest month in Amritsar by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 20 °C to 39 °C and the lows from 5 °C to 26 °C. By day, May is 5 °C warmer than April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 18 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 64 mm (769 mm a year); it is tied for the 9th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 50 min, against 10 h 10 min at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 °C | 5 °C | 33 mm | Yes |
| February | 22 °C | 8 °C | 35 mm | Yes |
| March | 28 °C | 13 °C | 34 mm | Yes |
| April | 34 °C | 18 °C | 24 mm | |
| May | 39 °C | 23 °C | 18 mm | |
| June | 39 °C | 26 °C | 73 mm | |
| July | 35 °C | 26 °C | 201 mm | |
| August | 34 °C | 26 °C | 201 mm | |
| September | 34 °C | 23 °C | 115 mm | |
| October | 33 °C | 17 °C | 18 mm | |
| November | 27 °C | 11 °C | 8 mm | Yes |
| December | 21 °C | 6 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
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 Amritsar?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 39 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Amritsar are November to March; the nearest are March, before, and November, after.
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 Amritsar
This guide lists 243 places to stay in Amritsar, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 121; 1–3 km, 99; 3–10 km, 20; 10 km or more, 3.
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.