Karnataka · India
Bengaluru in May
In May, Bengaluru averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Bengaluru's most comfortable months, November to January.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 97 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 869
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Bengaluru
May is tied for the 2nd warmest month in Bengaluru by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 27 °C to 35 °C and the lows from 15 °C to 22 °C. By day, May is 1 °C cooler than April, and June is 4 °C cooler than May.
May brings 97 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 74 mm (886 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h 20 min at the shortest and 12 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 15 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
| February | 31 °C | 17 °C | 5 mm | |
| March | 34 °C | 19 °C | 11 mm | |
| April | 35 °C | 22 °C | 45 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 21 °C | 97 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 21 °C | 71 mm | |
| July | 29 °C | 20 °C | 85 mm | |
| August | 29 °C | 20 °C | 114 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 19 °C | 180 mm | |
| October | 29 °C | 19 °C | 183 mm | |
| November | 28 °C | 18 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| December | 27 °C | 16 °C | 20 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 Bengaluru?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C and about 97 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Bengaluru are November to January; the nearest are January, 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 Bengaluru
This guide lists 869 places to stay in Bengaluru, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 6; 1–3 km, 121; 3–10 km, 426; 10 km or more, 316.
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.