Kāraikāl climate

Kāraikāl Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Kāraikāl, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 33°C on May 1 to 33°C on May 31, and lows from 28°C to 28°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 74 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kāraikāl, in °C, with the record for each date.2527.53032.53537.5151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
33°C
Average low
28°C
Precipitation
74 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CMay 23, 1998
Reanalysis low
25°CMay 28, 2015
Daylight
12 h 31 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
20.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 133°C28°C35°C 199127°C 199549%
May 233°C28°C36°C 201927°C 200451%
May 333°C28°C35°C 201927°C 200452%
May 433°C28°C35°C 201927°C 200054%
May 533°C28°C34°C 200127°C 200255%
May 633°C28°C35°C 201027°C 199556%
May 733°C28°C35°C 199327°C 199958%
May 833°C28°C35°C 200227°C 199957%
May 933°C28°C35°C 200226°C 200456%
May 1033°C28°C35°C 200926°C 200456%
May 1133°C28°C36°C 200727°C 199556%
May 1233°C28°C35°C 199627°C 199555%
May 1333°C28°C35°C 199626°C 199554%
May 1433°C28°C36°C 200027°C 199551%
May 1533°C28°C36°C 200027°C 199949%
May 1633°C28°C35°C 201026°C 199847%
May 1733°C28°C35°C 199227°C 199945%
May 1833°C28°C35°C 199827°C 199945%
May 1933°C28°C36°C 199827°C 200645%
May 2033°C28°C36°C 199827°C 200446%
May 2133°C28°C35°C 199227°C 199546%
May 2233°C28°C36°C 200027°C 199544%
May 2333°C28°C36°C 199827°C 199544%
May 2433°C28°C35°C 200126°C 199944%
May 2533°C28°C35°C 200127°C 199944%
May 2633°C28°C35°C 199327°C 200444%
May 2733°C28°C35°C 201027°C 200446%
May 2833°C28°C34°C 199625°C 201547%
May 2933°C28°C35°C 199726°C 201349%
May 3033°C28°C35°C 199727°C 201351%
May 3133°C28°C35°C 200327°C 200054%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kāraikāl, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+5:30).

May 1
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 6:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.