Mymensingh weather in May

In May, Mymensingh sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 489 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mymensingh's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mymensingh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
489 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:19 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Mymensingh is City in Bangladesh.

Density
2,465/km²
people per km²
Founded
1787

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mymensingh reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103224
113224
123224
133224
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313225

How May really feels in Mymensingh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
10 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mymensingh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°91.410.69.0
Feb28° / 15°243.111.17.7
Mar31° / 19°717.411.85.2
Apr32° / 22°2611912.63.4
May32° / 24°48926.913.22.6
Jun32° / 26°50428.813.52.1
Jul32° / 26°46230.213.42.1
Aug32° / 26°39229.912.92.0
Sep32° / 26°34126.712.22.4
Oct31° / 23°15813.711.44.4
Nov29° / 18°241.510.87.3
Dec26° / 14°90.710.58.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105347
115347
125347
135248
145149
155050
164852
174753
184654
194456
204357
214258
224159
234060
243961
253763
263763
273664
283664
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mymensingh gets around 489 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
481
581
681
782
882
982
1082
1182
1283
1383
1484
1585
1685
1786
1887
1988
2089
2189
2290
2391
2491
2592
2692
2793
2893
2993
3093
3194

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
176033
266034
365836
455738
545640
645442
745244
835146
934948
1024850
1124652
1224553
1314356
1414257
1514059
1613960
1713861
1813663
1903466
2003367
2103169
2202971
2302773
2402674
2502476
2602278
2702080
2801882
2901684
3001486
3101387

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:286:23
212.95:276:23
313.05:276:24
413.05:266:24
513.05:256:25
613.05:256:25
713.05:246:26
813.15:236:26
913.15:236:27
1013.15:226:28
1113.15:216:28
1213.15:216:29
1313.15:206:29
1413.25:206:30
1513.25:196:30
1613.25:196:31
1713.25:186:31
1813.25:186:32
1913.25:176:32
2013.35:176:33
2113.35:166:33
2213.35:166:34
2313.35:166:34
2413.35:156:35
2513.35:156:35
2613.35:156:36
2713.45:146:36
2813.45:146:37
2913.45:146:37
3013.45:146:38
3113.45:136:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mymensingh

In seasonPeak

In May, Mymensingh sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mymensingh's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mymensingh?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mymensingh.

What to pack for Mymensingh in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Mymensingh sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Mymensingh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mymensingh peaks around July 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 23UV 11Jan 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Mymensingh in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mymensingh is worst in January — around 147 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 18145 µg/m³Jul 1731 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan147Unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar112Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun43Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov111Unhealthy
Dec132Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mymensingh?

Mymensingh sits at 24.8°N, 90.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Dhaka, 116 km away.

DhakaPaharpurSylhetRangpurRajshahiJessoreBarisalKhulna

Topography around Mymensingh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mymensingh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mymensingh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Mymensingh is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
1,408 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dhaka 116 km · Paharpur 147 km · Sylhet 149 km · Rangpur 160 km · Rajshahi 187 km · Jessore 214 km · Barisal 228 km · Khulna 233 km

Bangladesh travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,597
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.3
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 506
Religion
Muslim 91%Hindu 8%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mymensingh (24.7564°, 90.4065°, elevation 19 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).