Lahān weather in May

In May, Lahān sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 97 mm of rain across 13.7 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Lahān's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:16 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Lahān is municipality in Siraha 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 34°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lahān reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°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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43524
53524
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How May really feels in Lahān

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.

Lahān 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
Jan22° / 10°121.810.58.5
Feb26° / 13°122.111.18.5
Mar31° / 17°122.411.85.6
Apr35° / 22°315.612.63.1
May34° / 24°9713.713.32.7
Jun33° / 26°2522313.62.5
Jul31° / 26°41327.613.52.6
Aug31° / 26°2792712.92.6
Sep31° / 25°24023.112.23.2
Oct30° / 21°576.911.45.8
Nov28° / 16°40.510.78.3
Dec24° / 11°40.810.49.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
38020
48119
58119
68119
78119
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
138317
148218
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287327
297327
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lahān gets around 97 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
433
534
635
736
836
937
1038
1139
1239
1340
1441
1542
1643
1744
1845
1946
2047
2148
2249
2350
2451
2552
2653
2753
2854
2956
3057
3158

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11092245140
2992146150
3892047170
4781947180
5681848200
6681748210
7571748230
8571648240
9571547260
10561447281
11461346301
12451245321
13351144351
14341143381
15341041402
1623940432
1723938463
1822835494
1912733534
2012631555
2111629576
2211526607
2311524618
2401422649
25014206510
26014186611
27013166713
28013156615
29013136716
30013126618
31012116620

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 5:26 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:266:26
213.05:266:27
313.05:256:27
413.15:246:28
513.15:236:28
613.15:226:29
713.15:226:30
813.25:216:30
913.25:206:31
1013.25:206:31
1113.25:196:32
1213.25:186:32
1313.35:186:33
1413.35:176:33
1513.35:176:34
1613.35:166:35
1713.35:156:35
1813.35:156:36
1913.45:146:36
2013.45:146:37
2113.45:146:37
2213.45:136:38
2313.45:136:38
2413.45:126:39
2513.55:126:40
2613.55:126:40
2713.55:116:41
2813.55:116:41
2913.55:116:42
3013.55:106:42
3113.55:106:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lahān

In seasonPeak

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

Lahān'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 Lahān?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahān.

What to pack for Lahān in May

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

In May, Lahān sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lahān in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lahān peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 18 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 11Jan 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul12Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Lahān 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 Lahān is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12167 µg/m³Jul 2036 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar107Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul35Moderate
Aug43Poor
Sep55Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov125Unhealthy
Dec160Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lahān?

Lahān sits at 26.7°N, 86.5°E, 123 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Triyuga, 23 km away.

JanakpurInaruwaJaleshwarĪṭahari̇̄Dharān

Topography around Lahān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,111 m.

The land around Lahān is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
3,111 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Triyuga 23 km · Siraha 28 km · Rājbirāj 33 km · Janakpur 55 km · Inaruwa 67 km · Jaleshwar 68 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 79 km · Dharān 80 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 Lahān (26.7202°, 86.4826°, elevation 123 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).