Agra weather in May

In May, Agra sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Agra's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:34 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
20%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Agra is city in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 109.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
7,591/km²
people per km²

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 40°C through the month.

A typical May day in Agra reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23925
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43926
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304028
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How May really feels in Agra

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
31 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.

Agra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 162.310.58.2
Feb25° / 12°182.6118.6
Mar31° / 17°142.511.85.9
Apr37° / 23°82.212.61.9
May40° / 27°123.913.30.1
Jun39° / 29°748.313.70.6
Jul34° / 28°21320.713.52.0
Aug33° / 27°22621132.6
Sep33° / 26°10011.312.23.3
Oct33° / 21°221.911.34.7
Nov28° / 15°7110.77.9
Dec23° / 10°70.910.39.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5955
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
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25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Agra gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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311
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512
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2012
2113
2213
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2413
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2613
2713
2813
2913
3014
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12830261420
22729271520
32528271630
42428281730
52327281930
62226282040
72125282140
82124282350
92023272460
101922272560
111922262770
121921252870
131820252980
141820243090
151719243090
1617192431100
1716182332110
1816172332110
1915172333120
2015162333120
2115162333131
2215162333131
2314152233141
2414152232151
2514152232161
2614152231171
2713142231181
2813142230192
2913132230212
3012132129223
3112122129233

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:456:46
213.05:446:46
313.15:436:47
413.15:426:47
513.15:416:48
613.15:416:49
713.25:406:49
813.25:396:50
913.25:386:50
1013.25:386:51
1113.25:376:51
1213.35:366:52
1313.35:366:53
1413.35:356:53
1513.35:356:54
1613.35:346:54
1713.45:346:55
1813.45:336:55
1913.45:336:56
2013.45:326:57
2113.45:326:57
2213.45:316:58
2313.55:316:58
2413.55:306:59
2513.55:306:59
2613.55:307:00
2713.55:297:00
2813.55:297:01
2913.55:297:01
3013.65:287:02
3113.65:287:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.33 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Agra

In seasonPeak

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

Agra's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Agra sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Agra?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agra.

What to pack for Agra in May

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

In May, Agra sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Agra in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agra peaks around August 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateAug 17UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Agra 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 Agra is worst in December — around 186 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 56 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Agra's WHO annual average of 109.7 µg/m³.

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 21186 µg/m³Aug 1056 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan183Very unhealthy
Feb143Unhealthy
Mar111Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct119Unhealthy
Nov173Very unhealthy
Dec186Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Agra?

Agra sits at 27.2°N, 78.0°E, 166 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Fatehpur Sikri, 37 km away.

DelhiJaipurBhimdattaDhangaḍhi̇̄KhajurahoRishikeshṬikāpur

Topography around Agra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Agra is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Fatehpur Sikri 37 km · Delhi 181 km · Jaipur 223 km · Bhimdatta 290 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 304 km · Khajuraho 323 km · Rishikesh 326 km · Ṭikāpur 340 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Agra (27.1833°, 78.0167°, elevation 166 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).