Malaṅgawā weather in May

In May, Malaṅgawā sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.2 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 65% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Malaṅgawā's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malaṅgawā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
35%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Malaṅgawā is municipality in Province No. 2, Nepal.

Density
666/km²
people per km²

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 Malaṅgawā 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 33°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 Malaṅgawā

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.

Malaṅgawā 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° / 10°132.110.58.8
Feb27° / 13°162.211.18.2
Mar33° / 18°142.611.84.7
Apr37° / 23°295.412.61.9
May37° / 26°9012.213.31.6
Jun35° / 27°22421.113.71.8
Jul33° / 27°43827.913.52.0
Aug33° / 27°32227.412.92.1
Sep32° / 26°24622.912.22.7
Oct32° / 22°536.311.44.9
Nov29° / 16°40.510.77.4
Dec25° / 12°60.710.39.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Malaṅgawā gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
530
630
731
832
932
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1134
1235
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1841
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2144
2245
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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 (%)
11161245261
21061244281
3951243301
4851143321
5751142341
6651140361
7651039381
8551038401
9551036422
1055935442
1145933463
1245832483
1335830504
1434729525
1524728527
1624626548
17235245610
18135235612
19134215714
20134195716
21133175818
22123165820
23023145922
24022135924
25022125727
26022115629
27022105531
2802295334
2902285236
3002285038
3101274940

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 36 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 5:30 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:306:30
213.05:296:31
313.05:286:31
413.15:276:32
513.15:276:32
613.15:266:33
713.15:256:33
813.25:246:34
913.25:246:35
1013.25:236:35
1113.25:226:36
1213.25:226:36
1313.35:216:37
1413.35:216:37
1513.35:206:38
1613.35:196:39
1713.35:196:39
1813.45:186:40
1913.45:186:40
2013.45:176:41
2113.45:176:41
2213.45:176:42
2313.45:166:42
2413.55:166:43
2513.55:156:44
2613.55:156:44
2713.55:156:45
2813.55:146:45
2913.55:146:46
3013.55:146:46
3113.65:146:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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46.7Intense
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66.7Intense
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106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Malaṅgawā

In seasonPeak

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

Malaṅgawā'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 Malaṅgawā?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malaṅgawā.

What to pack for Malaṅgawā in May

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

In May, Malaṅgawā sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Malaṅgawā 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 Malaṅgawā 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 Malaṅgawā 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 Malaṅgawā 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 Malaṅgawā?

Malaṅgawā sits at 26.9°N, 85.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Gaur, 30 km away.

SirahaBirgañjPanautiHetaudaDhulikhel

Topography around Malaṅgawā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malaṅgawā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,855 m.

The land around Malaṅgawā is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
2,855 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Gaur 30 km · Jaleshwar 33 km · Janakpur 39 km · Siraha 68 km · Birgañj 70 km · Panauti 81 km · Hetauda 82 km · Dhulikhel 85 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 Malaṅgawā (26.8562°, 85.5603°, elevation 89 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).