Uttarakhand · India
Rishikesh in May
In May, Rishikesh averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 20 °C, with about 55 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Rishikesh's most comfortable months, February, March and October to December.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 20 °C
- Rain in the month
- 55 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 225
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Rishikesh
May is the warmest month in Rishikesh by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 16 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 5 °C to 22 °C. By day, May is 3 °C warmer than April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 55 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 114 mm (1373 mm a year); it is the 7th 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 at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 °C | 5 °C | 68 mm | |
| February | 19 °C | 7 °C | 75 mm | Yes |
| March | 24 °C | 11 °C | 49 mm | Yes |
| April | 29 °C | 16 °C | 42 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 20 °C | 55 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 22 °C | 161 mm | |
| July | 28 °C | 21 °C | 359 mm | |
| August | 28 °C | 21 °C | 311 mm | |
| September | 27 °C | 20 °C | 172 mm | |
| October | 26 °C | 16 °C | 40 mm | Yes |
| November | 22 °C | 11 °C | 16 mm | Yes |
| December | 18 °C | 7 °C | 25 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 Rishikesh?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Rishikesh are February, March and October to December; the nearest are March, before, and October, 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 Rishikesh that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Rishikesh
This guide lists 225 places to stay in Rishikesh, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 4; 1–3 km, 26; 3–10 km, 70; 10 km or more, 125.
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.