Andhra Pradesh · India
Visakhapatnam in May
In May, Visakhapatnam averages a daytime high of 37 °C and a night-time low of 28 °C, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Visakhapatnam has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 37 °C
- Average low
- 28 °C
- Rain in the month
- 91 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 136
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Visakhapatnam
May is the warmest month in Visakhapatnam by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 29 °C to 37 °C and the lows from 19 °C to 28 °C. By day, May is 1 °C warmer than April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 91 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 96 mm (1148 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h, against 11 h at the shortest and 13 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 19 °C | 10 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 21 °C | 7 mm | |
| March | 34 °C | 23 °C | 11 mm | |
| April | 36 °C | 26 °C | 29 mm | |
| May | 37 °C | 28 °C | 91 mm | |
| June | 36 °C | 27 °C | 127 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 26 °C | 161 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 26 °C | 161 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 26 °C | 222 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 25 °C | 267 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 22 °C | 58 mm | |
| December | 29 °C | 19 °C | 5 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 Visakhapatnam?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 37 °C is above 29 °C and about 91 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam
This guide lists 136 places to stay in Visakhapatnam, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: 1–3 km, 37; 3–10 km, 71; 10 km or more, 28.
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.