May is one of the warmer months of the year in Kadapa, with average highs near 39.8°C and lows around 27.1°C (mean 33.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 52 mm of rainfall and 46% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Kadapa. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Kadapa was 1991 — when the month averaged 36.4°C — while the coldest was 2004 at 29.1°C. Typical May days reach 39.8°C with nights near 27.1°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Kadapa, averaging 52 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2004 with 175 mm, while the driest was 1991 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Kadapa during May averages 46%. The most humid May was 2004 at 71%, and the least humid was 2003 at 32%.
May receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kadapa. The sunniest May was 2001 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2025 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Kadapa during May is 3.3 m/s. The windiest May was 1989 at 4.1 m/s, while the calmest was 2023 at 2.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 34.1°C | 33.8°C | 33.0°C | 33.6°C | 32.7°C | -1.4°C |
| Avg High | 40.8°C | 40.3°C | 39.0°C | 39.9°C | 38.6°C | -2.2°C |
| Avg Low | 27.4°C | 27.2°C | 26.9°C | 27.3°C | 26.7°C | -0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 24 mm | 47 mm | 68 mm | 48 mm | 81 mm | +58 mm |
May temperatures in Kadapa have fallen by about 1.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 21.7°C (1995) to a record high of 46°C (2001).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 52 mm, with a wettest year of 175 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.4°C per decade while lows fell 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A quieter season to visit Kadapa
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of January and December tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Kadapa. That said, May — with days averaging 39.8°C and nights around 27.1°C (mean 33.5°C) and moderate rainfall (52 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the warmth, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.0°C | 31.6°C | 26.2°C | 42.2°C | 23.9°C | 81 mm | 57% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 39.8°C | 33.6°C | 27.5°C | 46.0°C | 25.2°C | 73 mm | 53% | 3.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 39.3°C | 33.1°C | 26.8°C | 43.6°C | 24.0°C | 53 mm | 51% | 2.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 36.7°C | 31.3°C | 25.9°C | 44.2°C | 23.2°C | 128 mm | 60% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 37.5°C | 31.8°C | 26.1°C | 41.8°C | 24.0°C | 129 mm | 57% | 3.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 41.3°C | 34.5°C | 27.6°C | 43.6°C | 24.6°C | 23 mm | 44% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 41.7°C | 35.1°C | 28.6°C | 44.2°C | 24.4°C | 30 mm | 40% | 3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 40.1°C | 33.6°C | 27.2°C | 44.6°C | 24.5°C | 38 mm | 48% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 40.9°C | 34.3°C | 27.7°C | 43.9°C | 25.5°C | 19 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 39.3°C | 33.1°C | 26.9°C | 44.2°C | 25.1°C | 93 mm | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 38.7°C | 32.6°C | 26.4°C | 42.5°C | 24.7°C | 50 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2014 | 39.3°C | 33.0°C | 26.6°C | 42.8°C | 24.5°C | 42 mm | 48% | 3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 39.3°C | 33.5°C | 27.8°C | 43.1°C | 24.3°C | 40 mm | 46% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 40.2°C | 33.8°C | 27.4°C | 44.0°C | 23.9°C | 28 mm | 44% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2011 | 39.3°C | 33.1°C | 26.9°C | 43.3°C | 24.3°C | 50 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 39.8°C | 33.6°C | 27.5°C | 44.3°C | 24.7°C | 90 mm | 50% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2009 | 38.8°C | 33.2°C | 27.6°C | 44.4°C | 25.0°C | 86 mm | 48% | 3.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 40.3°C | 33.8°C | 27.3°C | 44.0°C | 24.2°C | 40 mm | 40% | 3.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 38.5°C | 32.5°C | 26.5°C | 43.0°C | 24.2°C | 62 mm | 52% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2006 | 38.7°C | 32.6°C | 26.6°C | 44.1°C | 23.4°C | 82 mm | 52% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 39.4°C | 33.2°C | 26.9°C | 44.4°C | 24.0°C | 95 mm | 51% | 2.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2004 ❄️ 🌧️ | 33.7°C | 29.1°C | 24.5°C | 40.8°C | 22.6°C | 175 mm | 71% | 3.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 43.0°C | 35.8°C | 28.7°C | 45.7°C | 24.6°C | 3 mm | 32% | 3.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 38.9°C | 32.6°C | 26.4°C | 44.0°C | 24.6°C | 73 mm | 53% | 3.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2001 | 40.9°C | 34.3°C | 27.6°C | 46.0°C | 25.1°C | 15 mm | 40% | 3.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 38.0°C | 32.4°C | 26.9°C | 44.2°C | 24.4°C | 48 mm | 50% | 3.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 37.6°C | 31.9°C | 26.3°C | 42.6°C | 24.3°C | 38 mm | 52% | 3.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 42.1°C | 35.0°C | 27.9°C | 44.2°C | 25.1°C | 19 mm | 42% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 41.1°C | 33.8°C | 26.6°C | 43.8°C | 22.1°C | 27 mm | 40% | 3.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 41.8°C | 34.7°C | 27.6°C | 44.9°C | 25.7°C | 22 mm | 36% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 36.8°C | 30.8°C | 24.8°C | 42.9°C | 21.7°C | 128 mm | 59% | 3.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1994 | 40.8°C | 34.4°C | 28.0°C | 44.4°C | 24.5°C | 24 mm | 42% | 3.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1993 | 42.2°C | 35.4°C | 28.6°C | 45.7°C | 25.4°C | 21 mm | 37% | 3.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 41.2°C | 34.4°C | 27.5°C | 44.1°C | 24.2°C | 26 mm | 39% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1991 🔥 | 43.2°C | 36.4°C | 29.5°C | 45.2°C | 26.4°C | 1 mm | 34% | 3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1990 | 36.2°C | 30.7°C | 25.2°C | 42.7°C | 23.4°C | 162 mm | 62% | 3.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 41.7°C | 34.7°C | 27.6°C | 44.4°C | 25.3°C | 11 mm | 37% | 4.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1988 | 40.9°C | 34.6°C | 28.3°C | 45.5°C | 26.0°C | 56 mm | 42% | 3.7 m/s | 6 |
| 1987 | 40.5°C | 33.6°C | 26.7°C | 42.7°C | 23.5°C | 21 mm | 40% | 2.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1986 | 42.1°C | 35.2°C | 28.2°C | 43.8°C | 25.2°C | 12 mm | 37% | 3.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 41.0°C | 34.0°C | 27.1°C | 44.0°C | 24.3°C | 11 mm | 38% | 3.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1984 | 41.4°C | 34.7°C | 28.0°C | 44.3°C | 24.5°C | 7 mm | 37% | 3.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1983 | 41.5°C | 34.8°C | 28.2°C | 44.7°C | 25.8°C | 18 mm | 40% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 38.1°C | 31.8°C | 25.6°C | 41.7°C | 23.0°C | 43 mm | 51% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 39.7°C | 33.5°C | 27.2°C | 42.5°C | 24.9°C | 35 mm | 46% | 3.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 39.8°C with lows near 27.1°C (mean 33.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 52 mm of rainfall in Kadapa, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 175 mm in 2004.
The hottest May reached 46°C in 2001. The coldest dipped to 21.7°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 1.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 40.3°C to 38.1°C and overnight lows from 27.2°C to 26.5°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Kadapa and one of the drier months, so plan for around 39.8°C daytime highs and 27.1°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 12th coolest month in Kadapa, averaging 33.5°C.
For May in Kadapa, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 39.8°C and lows of 27.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 46% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 3.3 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.1 m/s (1989).
The wettest May on record was 2004 with 175 mm. On average, May sees 52 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Kadapa behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
