Jaleshwar weather in May

In May, Jaleshwar sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Jaleshwar's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaleshwar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Jaleshwar is municipality in Mahottari District, Nepal.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jaleshwar reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Jaleshwar

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
29 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.

Jaleshwar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°131.910.58.8
Feb27° / 14°152.111.18.2
Mar33° / 19°132.711.84.6
Apr37° / 23°315.712.62.0
May37° / 26°9612.713.31.6
Jun35° / 27°22421.513.61.9
Jul33° / 27°41427.813.52.1
Aug33° / 27°29127.112.92.2
Sep32° / 26°23822.412.22.8
Oct32° / 22°576.211.45.0
Nov29° / 16°30.510.77.4
Dec25° / 12°60.710.49.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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

Any precipitation

Jaleshwar gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
432
532
633
733
833
934
1034
1135
1235
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1437
1538
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1841
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2145
2246
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2649
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3051
3152

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11061347240
2961346260
3861245280
4761245301
5661244321
6661142341
7561141361
8561140381
9451039411
10451037422
1145935452
1235834473
1335832494
1425731505
1524729526
1614627557
1714525569
18135245710
19135225712
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21024186016
22023176018
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24023145922
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26023125627
27023115529
28013105531
2901295434
3001285336
3101275139

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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 5:29 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:296:29
213.05:286:29
313.05:286:30
413.15:276:30
513.15:266:31
613.15:256:32
713.15:256:32
813.15:246:33
913.25:236:33
1013.25:226:34
1113.25:226:34
1213.25:216:35
1313.25:216:36
1413.35:206:36
1513.35:196:37
1613.35:196:37
1713.35:186:38
1813.35:186:38
1913.45:176:39
2013.45:176:39
2113.45:166:40
2213.45:166:41
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2413.45:156:42
2513.55:156:42
2613.55:146:43
2713.55:146:43
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2913.55:146:44
3013.55:136:45
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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 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jaleshwar

In seasonPeak

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

Jaleshwar'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 Jaleshwar?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jaleshwar.

What to pack for Jaleshwar in May

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

In May, Jaleshwar sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Jaleshwar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaleshwar peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 20UV 10Nov 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jaleshwar 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 Jaleshwar is worst in January — around 247 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12245 µg/m³Jul 1951 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan247Very unhealthy
Feb200Very unhealthy
Mar153Very unhealthy
Apr115Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep80Unhealthy
Oct134Unhealthy
Nov196Very unhealthy
Dec236Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jaleshwar?

Jaleshwar sits at 26.6°N, 85.8°E, 72 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Janakpur, 15 km away.

GaurLahānTriyugaRājbirājBirgañj

Topography around Jaleshwar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaleshwar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m.

The land around Jaleshwar is covered by cropland (61%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
2,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Janakpur 15 km · Malaṅgawā 33 km · Siraha 41 km · Gaur 54 km · Lahān 68 km · Triyuga 91 km · Rājbirāj 95 km · Birgañj 100 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 Jaleshwar (26.6487°, 85.8°, elevation 72 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).