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Thiruvananthapuram in May
In May, Thiruvananthapuram averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 195 mm of rain over the month. Thiruvananthapuram has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 195 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 123
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Thiruvananthapuram
May is tied for the 3rd warmest month in Thiruvananthapuram by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 26 °C. By day, May is 1 °C cooler than April, and June is 2 °C cooler than May.
May brings 195 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 153 mm (1831 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 30 min, against 11 h 40 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 °C | 23 °C | 18 mm | |
| February | 33 °C | 24 °C | 26 mm | |
| March | 34 °C | 25 °C | 30 mm | |
| April | 34 °C | 26 °C | 120 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 26 °C | 195 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 25 °C | 298 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 24 °C | 212 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 24 °C | 159 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 194 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 24 °C | 297 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 24 °C | 221 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 24 °C | 63 mm |
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 Thiruvananthapuram?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C and about 195 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Thiruvananthapuram meets it.
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 Thiruvananthapuram
This guide lists 123 places to stay in Thiruvananthapuram, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 18; 3–10 km, 41; 10 km or more, 48.
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.