India
Chandigarh in May
In May, Chandigarh averages a daytime high of 38 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Chandigarh's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 38 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 28 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 308
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Chandigarh
May is the warmest month in Chandigarh by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 19 °C to 38 °C and the lows from 6 °C to 26 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 28 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 94 mm (1130 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 40 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 | 19 °C | 6 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| February | 22 °C | 9 °C | 53 mm | Yes |
| March | 28 °C | 14 °C | 39 mm | Yes |
| April | 34 °C | 19 °C | 22 mm | |
| May | 38 °C | 23 °C | 28 mm | |
| June | 37 °C | 26 °C | 122 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 26 °C | 308 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 263 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 23 °C | 177 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 18 °C | 24 mm | |
| November | 26 °C | 12 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
| December | 21 °C | 8 °C | 17 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 Chandigarh?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 38 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Chandigarh 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.
When to go
Destinations near Chandigarh that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Chandigarh
This guide lists 308 places to stay in Chandigarh, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 9; 1–3 km, 30; 3–10 km, 208; 10 km or more, 61.
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.