Tānsen weather in May

In May, Tānsen sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 127 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Tānsen's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tānsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Tānsen is municipality in Palpa District, Nepal.

Density
216/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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tānsen reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Tānsen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
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.

Tānsen 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
Jan19° / 213.110.47.4
Feb22° / 10°234.2117.9
Mar27° / 14°204.611.87.4
Apr32° / 18°418.512.64.6
May32° / 21°12718.313.43.5
Jun31° / 23°37525.313.73.0
Jul29° / 24°57430.713.62.7
Aug29° / 24°51629.9132.8
Sep29° / 23°28026.412.23.5
Oct27° / 18°5811.411.36.6
Nov24° / 13°91.410.68.8
Dec20° / 101.110.38.2

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 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tānsen gets around 127 mm of rain over 18.3 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 58% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
449
550
651
751
852
953
1053
1154
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1961
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2163
2264
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2767
2867
2968
3068
3169

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11616353120
21515353320
31415353430
41314343630
51214343740
61113333850
71013323960
81013314070
9912294190
109122842100
118122642120
128122443130
137112344150
147112244170
156102044190
166101945210
17591845230
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20481446280
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24261146341
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26151045381
2715944401
2814943411
2914842431
3014841452
3113740472

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
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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 5:37 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:376:39
213.15:366:40
313.15:356:41
413.15:346:41
513.15:336:42
613.25:336:42
713.25:326:43
813.25:316:44
913.25:306:44
1013.35:306:45
1113.35:296:45
1213.35:286:46
1313.35:286:47
1413.35:276:47
1513.45:266:48
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1713.45:256:49
1813.45:256:50
1913.45:246:50
2013.55:246:51
2113.55:236:51
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2813.65:206:55
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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46.4Intense
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96.4Intense
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126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tānsen

In seasonPeak

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

Tānsen'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 Tānsen?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tānsen.

What to pack for Tānsen in May

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

In May, Tānsen sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tānsen 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 Tānsen peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tānsen 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 Tānsen is worst in January — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12164 µg/m³Jul 2139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan166Very unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct95Unhealthy
Nov140Unhealthy
Dec158Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tānsen?

Tānsen sits at 27.9°N, 83.5°E, 1,160 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Butwāl, 22 km away.

BāgluṅLumbiniPokharaChitwanTulsi̇̄pur

Topography around Tānsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tānsen has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,029 m.

The land around Tānsen is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
795 m
16 km
1,831 m
80 km
7,029 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Butwāl 22 km · Wāliṅ 25 km · Siddharthanagar 42 km · Bāgluṅ 45 km · Lumbini 54 km · Pokhara 61 km · Chitwan 90 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 126 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 Tānsen (27.8666°, 83.5459°, elevation 1,160 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).