Inaruwa weather in May

In May, Inaruwa sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 118 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Inaruwa's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inaruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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 Inaruwa reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

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
18 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.

Inaruwa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°101.410.59.0
Feb27° / 14°121.711.18.3
Mar32° / 19°122.411.84.9
Apr35° / 23°356.212.62.7
May35° / 25°11814.913.32.5
Jun33° / 26°30624.413.62.3
Jul32° / 26°41229.413.52.2
Aug32° / 26°34628.412.92.2
Sep32° / 26°27823.212.22.9
Oct31° / 22°776.211.45.2
Nov29° / 17°40.610.77.5
Dec25° / 13°40.510.49.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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57822
67921
77921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Inaruwa gets around 118 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
537
638
739
840
941
1042
1143
1244
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1446
1547
1648
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1850
1951
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2153
2254
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2657
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3061
3162

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
145948341
235947361
324846391
424744411
524742432
613641462
713639492
813537513
913535533
1013533544
1113431565
1202429596
1302327617
1402325619
15023236210
16012216412
17012196414
18012176416
19011166418
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21011126422
22011116225
2300196327
2400186229
2500176032
2600165934
2700155836
2800155539
2900145342
3000145144
3100134947

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 30 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 5:24 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:246:23
213.05:236:24
313.05:226:24
413.15:216:25
513.15:216:26
613.15:206:26
713.15:196:27
813.15:196:27
913.25:186:28
1013.25:176:28
1113.25:176:29
1213.25:166:30
1313.25:156:30
1413.35:156:31
1513.35:146:31
1613.35:146:32
1713.35:136:32
1813.35:136:33
1913.45:126:33
2013.45:126:34
2113.45:116:35
2213.45:116:35
2313.45:106:36
2413.45:106:36
2513.55:106:37
2613.55:096:37
2713.55:096:38
2813.55:096:38
2913.55:086:39
3013.55:086:39
3113.55:086:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
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195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Inaruwa

In seasonPeak

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

Inaruwa'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 Inaruwa?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inaruwa.

What to pack for Inaruwa in May

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

In May, Inaruwa sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inaruwa 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 Inaruwa peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 12Nov 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Inaruwa 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 Inaruwa is worst in January — around 243 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12241 µg/m³Jul 1747 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan243Very unhealthy
Feb196Very unhealthy
Mar138Unhealthy
Apr97Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct124Unhealthy
Nov191Very unhealthy
Dec231Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Inaruwa?

Inaruwa sits at 26.6°N, 87.1°E, 87 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Īṭahari̇̄, 14 km away.

DhankutāTriyugaLahānIlām

Topography around Inaruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inaruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,248 m.

The land around Inaruwa is covered by cropland (62%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
3,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Īṭahari̇̄ 14 km · Biratnagar 21 km · Dharān 27 km · Rājbirāj 40 km · Dhankutā 46 km · Triyuga 49 km · Lahān 67 km · Ilām 84 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 Inaruwa (26.6068°, 87.1478°, elevation 87 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).