Kalmunai climate

Kalmunai Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 31°C on May 1 to 32°C on May 31, and lows from 28°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 102 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 Kalmunai, 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
32°C
Average low
28°C
Precipitation
102 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMay 15, 2000
Reanalysis low
25°CMay 4, 2012
Daylight
12 h 23 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
12.6 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 131°C28°C36°C 199626°C 199362%
May 231°C28°C34°C 199626°C 201261%
May 331°C28°C34°C 199126°C 201260%
May 431°C28°C34°C 200125°C 201258%
May 532°C28°C36°C 199626°C 201258%
May 632°C28°C34°C 199626°C 201257%
May 732°C28°C34°C 199126°C 200856%
May 832°C28°C34°C 199126°C 200856%
May 932°C28°C34°C 201926°C 200855%
May 1032°C28°C34°C 199626°C 200854%
May 1132°C28°C34°C 199626°C 201154%
May 1232°C28°C34°C 199627°C 201153%
May 1332°C28°C35°C 199526°C 201253%
May 1432°C28°C36°C 200025°C 199753%
May 1532°C28°C37°C 200025°C 199752%
May 1632°C28°C35°C 200026°C 201251%
May 1732°C28°C36°C 200026°C 201250%
May 1832°C28°C36°C 200027°C 201850%
May 1932°C28°C35°C 200026°C 201851%
May 2032°C28°C34°C 200427°C 199950%
May 2132°C28°C35°C 200026°C 201850%
May 2232°C28°C35°C 199826°C 199550%
May 2332°C28°C36°C 199826°C 199350%
May 2432°C28°C36°C 199827°C 200850%
May 2532°C28°C36°C 199827°C 199349%
May 2632°C28°C36°C 199827°C 200249%
May 2732°C27°C35°C 199626°C 199948%
May 2832°C27°C36°C 199826°C 199948%
May 2932°C27°C35°C 199826°C 199946%
May 3032°C27°C35°C 199827°C 199947%
May 3132°C27°C34°C 199527°C 199947%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kalmunai, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 6:16 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.