Climate averages 1991–2020
Teni weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd 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 Teni: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palani (49 km away). In May its highs average 34.9°C, about as warm as Teni, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Teni ranks joint 557th of 692 for the warmest May highs and joint 521st of 692 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 692 cities is 37.3°C; Teni is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 76 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
Teni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.612 h |
| February | 31.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 15 | 2.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 34.6°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 17 | 3.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 35 | 8.8 | 12.312 h |
| May, selected | 34.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 59 | 14.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 76 | 15.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 80 | 15.3 | 12.613 h |
| August | 31.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 83 | 15.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 31.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 76 | 15.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 145 | 20.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 161 | 17.1 | 11.712 h |
| December | 27.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 70 | 9.0 | 11.612 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
- Palani in MayIndia · 49 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.7°C · 67 mm rain
- Rajapalayam in MayIndia · 63 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 116 mm rain
- Valparai in MayIndia · 67 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 372 mm rain
- Dindigul in MayIndia · 68 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 118 mm rain
- Virudunagar in MayIndia · 71 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 26.3°C · 64 mm rain
- Madurai in MayIndia · 71 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 26.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Sivakasi in MayIndia · 72 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 25.8°C · 60 mm rain
- Dharapuram in MayIndia · 81 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 50 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 Teni) is explained once on the Teni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.