Climate averages 1991–2020
Palani weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Palani: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dharapuram (32 km away). In May its highs average 34.9°C, about as warm as Palani, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Palani ranks joint 551st of 692 for the warmest May highs and joint 542nd of 692 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 692 cities is 37.3°C; Palani is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 67 mm to 72 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
Palani climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.612 h |
| February | 32.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 18 | 3.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 36 | 8.0 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 34.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 67 | 15.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 72 | 16.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 31.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 69 | 15.4 | 12.713 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 71 | 16.5 | 12.512 h |
| September | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 89 | 17.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 156 | 20.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 185 | 16.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 27.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 90 | 8.4 | 11.512 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
- Dharapuram in MayIndia · 32 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 50 mm rain
- Teni in MayIndia · 49 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 59 mm rain
- Dindigul in MayIndia · 51 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 118 mm rain
- Pollachi in MayIndia · 61 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 67 mm rain
- Valparai in MayIndia · 64 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 372 mm rain
- Tiruppur in MayIndia · 76 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.3°C · 71 mm rain
- Velampālaiyam in MayIndia · 80 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.9°C · 70 mm rain
- Karur in MayIndia · 83 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 26.6°C · 55 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 Palani) is explained once on the Palani year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.