Birendranagar weather in May

In May, Birendranagar sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Birendranagar's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birendranagar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:32 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Birendranagar 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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Birendranagar reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°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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How May really feels in Birendranagar

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Birendranagar 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
Jan19° / 424.510.47.3
Feb22° / 10°404.4118.0
Mar27° / 13°26311.87.7
Apr32° / 18°18412.74.6
May34° / 22°397.213.43.5
Jun33° / 24°2931813.83.1
Jul30° / 24°64230.313.62.7
Aug30° / 24°55630.2132.7
Sep29° / 23°24422.612.23.8
Oct28° / 18°384.911.37.4
Nov25° / 13°71.110.69.1
Dec20° / 161.410.28.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
39010
49010
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
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269010
279010
288911
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318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Birendranagar gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
420
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1121
1221
1321
1422
1522
1622
1723
1823
1924
2024
2125
2226
2326
2427
2527
2628
2729
2829
2930
3031
3132

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12726311510
22626321610
32525321710
42424321910
52324312020
62223312220
72222302330
82121302530
92120292640
102019282750
112018272860
122017273070
131917263180
141916253190
1518162432100
1617152333120
1716152234130
1815152234140
1914152135150
2013142136160
2112142037170
2211142037180
2310141938190
249131939200
258131939200
268131840210
277131840230
287121840240
296121739250
306111739271
315111638291

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:43 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:436:48
213.15:426:49
313.15:426:49
413.25:416:50
513.25:406:51
613.25:396:51
713.25:386:52
813.25:386:52
913.35:376:53
1013.35:366:54
1113.35:356:54
1213.35:356:55
1313.45:346:56
1413.45:336:56
1513.45:336:57
1613.45:326:57
1713.45:326:58
1813.55:316:59
1913.55:316:59
2013.55:307:00
2113.55:307:00
2213.55:297:01
2313.55:297:02
2413.65:287:02
2513.65:287:03
2613.65:277:03
2713.65:277:04
2813.65:277:04
2913.65:267:05
3013.75:267:06
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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 6.77 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Birendranagar

In seasonPeak

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

Birendranagar's monsoon runs June–August, 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 Birendranagar?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Birendranagar in May

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

In May, Birendranagar sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Birendranagar 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 Birendranagar peaks around August 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateAug 21UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Birendranagar 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 Birendranagar is worst in April — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1579 µg/m³Jul 2430 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Birendranagar?

Birendranagar sits at 28.6°N, 81.6°E, 697 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dailekh, 29 km away.

ṬikāpurGulariyāNepalgunjTulsi̇̄purDipayalDhangaḍhi̇̄Amargaḍhi̇̄

Topography around Birendranagar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birendranagar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,971 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,534 m.

The land around Birendranagar is covered by trees (41%), cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,971 m
80 km
4,534 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Dailekh 29 km · Ṭikāpur 49 km · Gulariyā 51 km · Nepalgunj 61 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 84 km · Dipayal 99 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 101 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 127 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,536
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
16%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 514
Religion
Hindu 81%Buddhist 8%Muslim 5%Kirat 3%

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 Birendranagar (28.5967°, 81.6166°, elevation 697 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).