Aurangabad weather in May

In May, Aurangabad sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aurangabad's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aurangabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Aurangabad is city in the district of Sambhajinagar.

Air quality
High
PM10 73.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1592

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 38°C through the month.

A typical May day in Aurangabad reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 5°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Aurangabad

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
11 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.

Aurangabad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°20.610.98.4
Feb30° / 16°20.411.36.7
Mar34° / 20°61.411.94.0
Apr37° / 23°41.312.41.8
May38° / 25°91.912.91.0
Jun33° / 24°18215.513.22.7
Jul29° / 23°2222313.13.5
Aug28° / 22°18722.912.74.0
Sep29° / 22°16916.412.14.4
Oct30° / 20°677.811.55.3
Nov29° / 17°152.911.16.7
Dec28° / 14°60.810.88.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12937
13937
14937
15937
16928
17919
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23919
248911
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278812
288614
298515
308218
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aurangabad gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.9 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 8% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
76
86
96
106
116
126
137
147
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167
177
187
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207
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2712
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2915
3017
3120

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16427810
260281020
359281120
455291330
553291530
651291640
748301850
845301960
942302170
1039312270
1137312480
12343125100
13313127111
14283128121
15263130131
16233131141
17213132151
18193134161
19163035171
20143036191
21122937202
22102838212
2392739232
2472640243
2562540263
2652440274
2742240295
2842139306
2931938328
3031737349
31215363511

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:046:47
212.76:046:48
312.76:036:48
412.86:036:48
512.86:026:49
612.86:016:49
712.86:016:49
812.86:006:50
912.86:006:50
1012.95:596:51
1112.95:596:51
1212.95:586:51
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1512.95:576:53
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1713.05:566:53
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2013.05:556:55
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2713.15:546:58
2813.15:536:58
2913.15:536:58
3013.15:536:59
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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 7.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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107.2Intense
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167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aurangabad

In seasonPeak

None of Aurangabad's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aurangabad's monsoon runs June–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 Aurangabad?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aurangabad.

What to pack for Aurangabad in May

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

In May, Aurangabad sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aurangabad in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aurangabad peaks around July 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 13Nov 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec7High

Air quality in Aurangabad 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 Aurangabad is worst in January — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1086 µg/m³Jul 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May43Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aurangabad?

Aurangabad sits at 19.9°N, 75.3°E, 588 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Ellora, 25 km away.

MumbaiHyderabadPanajiHampiGoaUdaipurKhajuraho

Topography around Aurangabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aurangabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 585 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m.

The land around Aurangabad is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
669 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ellora 25 km · Mumbai 273 km · Hyderabad 430 km · Panaji 513 km · Hampi 519 km · Goa 525 km · Udaipur 550 km · Khajuraho 727 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 Aurangabad (19.8776°, 75.3423°, elevation 588 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).