Manali weather in May

In May, Manali sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 34 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Manali's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Manali is Village in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22 µg/m³ · 2019

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 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Manali reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Manali

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.

Manali weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°162.911.37.7
Feb29° / 23°61.511.67.0
Mar31° / 25°6111.95.7
Apr33° / 27°111.812.34.3
May35° / 29°343.712.63.2
Jun34° / 29°6510.812.82.6
Jul33° / 28°731412.72.7
Aug33° / 27°9314.712.43.0
Sep32° / 27°9415.312.13.3
Oct30° / 26°2001811.73.8
Nov28° / 25°23416.511.45.0
Dec27° / 24°1178.911.26.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Manali gets around 34 mm of rain over 3.7 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 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2892
3892
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:526:20
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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 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Manali

In seasonPeak

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

Manali sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Manali's monsoon runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Manali?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manali. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manali in May

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

In May, Manali sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Manali in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Manali in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manali peaks around July 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 24UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Manali 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 Manali is worst in January — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Manali's WHO annual average of 22 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1630 µg/m³Jul 1616 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manali?

Manali sits at 13.2°N, 80.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Chennai, 9.0 km away.

BengaluruPoint PedroValvedditturaiJaffnaMysoreMaduraiMullaittivu

Topography around Manali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Manali is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (35%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
1,075 m
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May weather nearby: Chennai 9.0 km · Bengaluru 290 km · Point Pedro 373 km · Valvedditturai 373 km · Jaffna 390 km · Mysore 405 km · Madurai 430 km · Mullaittivu 438 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 Manali (13.1667°, 80.2667°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).