Tamil Nadu · India
Ooty in May
In May, Ooty averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 19 °C, with about 117 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Ooty's most comfortable months, December to February.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 19 °C
- Rain in the month
- 117 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 101
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Ooty
May is the 3rd warmest month in Ooty by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 31 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 19 °C. By day, May is 2 °C cooler than April, and June is 3 °C cooler than May.
May brings 117 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 124 mm (1488 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h 30 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 | 27 °C | 14 °C | 9 mm | Yes |
| February | 29 °C | 15 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
| March | 31 °C | 17 °C | 24 mm | |
| April | 31 °C | 19 °C | 99 mm | |
| May | 30 °C | 19 °C | 117 mm | |
| June | 26 °C | 18 °C | 160 mm | |
| July | 25 °C | 18 °C | 304 mm | |
| August | 26 °C | 18 °C | 199 mm | |
| September | 27 °C | 17 °C | 151 mm | |
| October | 27 °C | 17 °C | 237 mm | |
| November | 26 °C | 16 °C | 137 mm | |
| December | 26 °C | 15 °C | 41 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 Ooty?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C and about 117 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Ooty are December to February; the nearest are February, before, and December, 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 Ooty
This guide lists 101 places to stay in Ooty, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 13; 1–3 km, 64; 3–10 km, 14; 10 km or more, 10.
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.