Khajuraho weather in May

In May, Khajuraho sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 6 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Khajuraho's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khajuraho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
20%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khajuraho is city.

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 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Khajuraho reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Khajuraho weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°162.310.68.8
Feb27° / 14°162.611.18.2
Mar33° / 18°11211.84.7
Apr38° / 24°61.412.61.1
May41° / 28°6213.20.0
Jun38° / 28°12211.413.50.9
Jul32° / 26°31623.313.42.5
Aug31° / 26°28423.912.93.0
Sep32° / 25°15215.212.23.6
Oct32° / 21°252.911.45.2
Nov29° / 16°8110.87.7
Dec24° / 12°91.110.59.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
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12973
13973
14973
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26982
27964
28964
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30955
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khajuraho gets around 6 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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45
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1543111400
2533112400
3513113500
4493214500
5483215600
6463216600
7443116710
8433117810
9413118910
10403119910
113830201010
123730211110
133530221120
143430231220
153230231220
163030241320
172930251420
182731251430
192631261530
202531261530
212431271630
222331271630
232231271740
242131271740
252130271850
262030271850
271929271960
281928271970
291827272070
301726282181
311624282191

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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 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 5:40 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:406:35
212.95:396:35
313.05:386:36
413.05:386:36
513.05:376:37
613.05:366:37
713.05:366:38
813.15:356:39
913.15:346:39
1013.15:346:40
1113.15:336:40
1213.15:336:41
1313.25:326:41
1413.25:316:42
1513.25:316:42
1613.25:306:43
1713.25:306:43
1813.25:296:44
1913.35:296:44
2013.35:296:45
2113.35:286:45
2213.35:286:46
2313.35:276:46
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2513.35:276:47
2613.45:266:48
2713.45:266:48
2813.45:266:49
2913.45:266:49
3013.45:256:50
3113.45:256:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.21 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
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khajuraho

In seasonPeak

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

Khajuraho's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Khajuraho?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khajuraho.

What to pack for Khajuraho in May

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

In May, Khajuraho sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khajuraho 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 Khajuraho peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 16UV 12Nov 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Khajuraho 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 Khajuraho is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 2340 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr48Poor
May47Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khajuraho?

Khajuraho sits at 24.8°N, 79.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Varanasi, 314 km away.

VaranasiAgraFatehpur SikriNepalgunjGulariyāṬikāpurDhangaḍhi̇̄Tulsi̇̄pur

Topography around Khajuraho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khajuraho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Khajuraho is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Varanasi 314 km · Agra 323 km · Fatehpur Sikri 338 km · Nepalgunj 393 km · Gulariyā 399 km · Ṭikāpur 426 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 433 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 434 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 Khajuraho (24.8481°, 79.9335°, elevation 218 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).