Polichalur climate

Polichalur Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Madras/Minambakkam (GHCN IN020040900), 4 km from Polichalur

Average highs run from 37°C on May 1 to 39°C on May 31, and lows from 27°C to 28°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 53 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Polichalur, in °C, with the record for each date.202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
39°C
Average low
28°C
Precipitation
53 mm
Record high
45°CMay 29, 2003
Record low
22°CMay 1, 1996
Daylight
12 h 35 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
16.6 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 137°C27°C42°C 199122°C 199615%
May 237°C27°C41°C 198523°C 200515%
May 337°C27°C42°C 200824°C 200415%
May 437°C27°C42°C 201924°C 200515%
May 537°C27°C42°C 200824°C 200416%
May 637°C27°C42°C 201124°C 201417%
May 737°C27°C43°C 197322°C 198118%
May 838°C28°C42°C 201124°C 199520%
May 938°C27°C43°C 197324°C 199021%
May 1039°C28°C43°C 200224°C 202222%
May 1139°C28°C44°C 200225°C 199922%
May 1239°C28°C44°C 200122°C 197922%
May 1339°C28°C44°C 200123°C 201322%
May 1439°C43°C 200722°C 200922%
May 1538°C43°C 200124°C 196222%
May 1639°C27°C43°C 201724°C 196222%
May 1739°C27°C43°C 201223°C 201622%
May 1839°C28°C43°C 199724°C 201622%
May 1940°C27°C44°C 201723°C 201022%
May 2039°C43°C 201223°C 201021%
May 2139°C44°C 198023°C 201121%
May 2240°C28°C44°C 200323°C 198920%
May 2340°C28°C44°C 198024°C 197320%
May 2439°C28°C44°C 198023°C 200119%
May 2539°C28°C43°C 201325°C 197419%
May 2639°C28°C44°C 199824°C 200618%
May 2739°C28°C44°C 199823°C 199319%
May 2839°C43°C 201226°C 200420%
May 2939°C28°C45°C 200326°C 200121%
May 3039°C43°C 199826°C 200523%
May 3139°C28°C43°C 199824°C 196224%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Polichalur, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 6:32 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station IN020040900, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.