Paharpur weather in May

In May, Paharpur sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 276 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Paharpur's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paharpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:24 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Paharpur is Buddhist Monastery.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Paharpur reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 38°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)
13424
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How May really feels in Paharpur

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
27 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.

Paharpur weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°121.910.69.1
Feb28° / 15°202.511.17.9
Mar32° / 19°314.711.85.0
Apr34° / 23°11513.312.63.0
May34° / 25°27621.813.22.4
Jun33° / 26°38125.913.52.1
Jul32° / 27°35628.413.42.1
Aug32° / 27°29028.212.92.1
Sep32° / 26°27124.512.22.5
Oct31° / 23°13811.711.44.5
Nov29° / 18°13110.87.2
Dec26° / 14°50.710.58.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96238
106238
116238
126139
136139
146040
155941
165842
175644
185545
195446
205149
215050
224951
234852
244753
254753
264555
274555
284456
294357
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paharpur gets around 276 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
362
463
563
664
764
864
965
1065
1166
1266
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1467
1568
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1770
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2174
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2677
2778
2878
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3079
3180

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1122116024
2112106125
311296126
411196127
501186129
601185931
701175833
801175635
901165438
1001165240
1101155043
1201154846
1301144649
1401044352
1501034155
1601033957
1701033759
1801023463
1901023265
2001023067
2101012870
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2300012574
2400012376
2500012277
2600012079
2700011881
2800001783
2900001585
3000001486
3100001387

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
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59calm
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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 5:34 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:346:29
212.95:336:30
313.05:326:30
413.05:316:31
513.05:316:31
613.05:306:32
713.05:296:32
813.15:296:33
913.15:286:33
1013.15:276:34
1113.15:276:34
1213.15:266:35
1313.25:266:35
1413.25:256:36
1513.25:246:36
1613.25:246:37
1713.25:236:37
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1913.35:236:38
2013.35:226:39
2113.35:226:39
2213.35:216:40
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2513.45:206:41
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2713.45:206:42
2813.45:196:43
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paharpur

In seasonPeak

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

Paharpur's monsoon runs May–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 Paharpur?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paharpur.

What to pack for Paharpur in May

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

In May, Paharpur sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paharpur in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paharpur peaks around July 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 21UV 11Nov 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Paharpur 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 Paharpur is worst in January — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 16181 µg/m³Jul 1841 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan184Very unhealthy
Feb162Very unhealthy
Mar113Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov133Unhealthy
Dec162Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Paharpur?

Paharpur sits at 25.0°N, 89.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Rajshahi, 82 km away.

RajshahiRangpurMymensinghBhadrapurDhakaPhuentsholingJessore

Topography around Paharpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paharpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m.

The land around Paharpur is covered by cropland (62%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
48 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rajshahi 82 km · Rangpur 85 km · Mymensingh 147 km · Bhadrapur 190 km · Dhaka 206 km · Phuentsholing 207 km · Jessore 208 km · Biratnagar 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 Paharpur (25.0269°, 88.9759°, elevation 0 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).