Climate averages 1991–2020
Krishnagiri weather
in May.
A very hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Krishnagiri: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes May a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Vaniyambadi (48 km away). In May its highs average 36.5°C, 1.5°C warmer than Krishnagiri, with 91 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Krishnagiri ranks joint 546th of 692 for the warmest May highs and joint 591st of 692 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 692 cities is 37.3°C; Krishnagiri is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 101 mm to 78 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Krishnagiri climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 5.7 | 1.1 | 11.511 h |
| February | 31.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 4.8 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 31 | 5.5 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 35.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 101 | 13.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 78 | 12.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 63 | 11.9 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 76 | 12.5 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 114 | 14.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 137 | 16.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 82 | 10.8 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 42 | 4.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Vaniyambadi in MayIndia · 48 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 25.3°C · 91 mm rain
- Hosūr in MayIndia · 48 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 123 mm rain
- Robertsonpet in MayIndia · 49 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Ambur in MayIndia · 62 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Kolār in MayIndia · 69 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 89 mm rain
- Electronic City Phase I in MayIndia · 70 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 123 mm rain
- Bengaluru in MayIndia · 84 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 123 mm rain
- Gudiyatham in MayIndia · 86 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 26.0°C · 72 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Krishnagiri) is explained once on the Krishnagiri year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.