Karnataka · India
Mysore in May
In May, Mysore averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 112 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Mysore's most comfortable months, November and December.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 112 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 133
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Mysore
May is the 3rd warmest month in Mysore by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 35 °C and the lows from 17 °C to 22 °C. By day, May is 1 °C cooler than April, and June is 4 °C cooler than May.
May brings 112 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 73 mm (881 mm a year); it is the 3rd 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 | 17 °C | 2 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 19 °C | 4 mm | |
| March | 35 °C | 21 °C | 12 mm | |
| April | 35 °C | 22 °C | 71 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 22 °C | 112 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 21 °C | 69 mm | |
| July | 29 °C | 21 °C | 111 mm | |
| August | 29 °C | 21 °C | 100 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 20 °C | 130 mm | |
| October | 30 °C | 20 °C | 199 mm | |
| November | 29 °C | 19 °C | 59 mm | Yes |
| December | 28 °C | 18 °C | 13 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 Mysore?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C and about 112 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Mysore are November and December; the nearest are December, 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 Mysore
This guide lists 133 places to stay in Mysore, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 14; 1–3 km, 38; 3–10 km, 69; 10 km or more, 12.
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.