May is one of the warmer months of the year in Dibrugarh, with average highs near 33.5°C and lows around 23.1°C (mean 28.3°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 265 mm of rainfall and 67% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Dibrugarh. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Dibrugarh was 1998 — when the month averaged 30.8°C — while the coldest were 1983, 2005 and 2023 at 27.1°C. Typical May days reach 33.5°C with nights near 23.1°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is a relatively wet time of year in Dibrugarh, averaging 265 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2004 with 646 mm, while the driest was 1991 at 38 mm.
Relative humidity in Dibrugarh during May averages 67%. The most humid May was 2013 at 77%, and the least humid was 1991 at 53%.
May receives about 4.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Dibrugarh. The sunniest May was 1986 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2019 at 3.1.
Average wind speed in Dibrugarh during May is 0.5 m/s. The windiest Mays were 2014, 2017 and 2025, among others at 0.6 m/s, while the calmest were 2022, 2023 and 2024, among others at 0.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 28.3°C | 28.7°C | 28.6°C | 27.9°C | 27.9°C | -0.4°C |
| Avg High | 33.8°C | 34.2°C | 34.0°C | 32.6°C | 32.7°C | -1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 22.7°C | 23.2°C | 23.3°C | 23.3°C | 23.1°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 196 mm | 244 mm | 254 mm | 327 mm | 318 mm | +122 mm |
May temperatures in Dibrugarh have stayed relatively stable across the record.
May has ranged from a record low of 16.7°C (1989) to a record high of 41.5°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 265 mm, with a wettest year of 646 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.4°C per decade while lows rose 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Dibrugarh
May is a good time to visit Dibrugarh, with days averaging 33.5°C and nights around 23.1°C (mean 28.3°C, warmer than Dibrugarh's yearly average) and higher rainfall. November and March are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.7°C | 27.7°C | 23.7°C | 37.2°C | 20.4°C | 310 mm | 76% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 34.2°C | 28.8°C | 23.3°C | 41.5°C | 18.1°C | 201 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 32.5°C | 27.1°C | 21.7°C | 37.4°C | 19.1°C | 219 mm | 69% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 32.2°C | 27.7°C | 23.2°C | 36.8°C | 19.3°C | 422 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 33.2°C | 28.4°C | 23.6°C | 37.6°C | 19.7°C | 340 mm | 70% | 0.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 32.5°C | 27.7°C | 23.0°C | 36.9°C | 20.7°C | 413 mm | 72% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 32.4°C | 27.9°C | 23.4°C | 38.9°C | 21.9°C | 400 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 32.0°C | 27.4°C | 22.9°C | 37.1°C | 20.3°C | 217 mm | 73% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 32.8°C | 28.1°C | 23.5°C | 35.4°C | 18.1°C | 364 mm | 73% | 0.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 32.4°C | 27.7°C | 22.9°C | 40.8°C | 19.3°C | 243 mm | 74% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 32.8°C | 28.1°C | 23.4°C | 36.0°C | 20.5°C | 380 mm | 74% | 0.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 32.7°C | 28.3°C | 23.8°C | 37.7°C | 20.6°C | 480 mm | 72% | 0.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2013 | 32.4°C | 27.8°C | 23.2°C | 36.1°C | 19.5°C | 366 mm | 77% | 0.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 33.4°C | 28.4°C | 23.5°C | 36.7°C | 17.6°C | 282 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 33.5°C | 28.3°C | 23.0°C | 40.4°C | 18.6°C | 183 mm | 68% | 0.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 31.5°C | 27.4°C | 23.4°C | 34.8°C | 20.6°C | 350 mm | 76% | 0.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2009 | 33.9°C | 28.7°C | 23.5°C | 39.4°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm | 66% | 0.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 33.5°C | 28.5°C | 23.4°C | 37.6°C | 20.8°C | 335 mm | 66% | 0.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 34.1°C | 28.9°C | 23.7°C | 39.9°C | 20.4°C | 190 mm | 65% | 0.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2006 | 34.0°C | 28.6°C | 23.3°C | 39.7°C | 18.7°C | 271 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2005 | 32.0°C | 27.1°C | 22.1°C | 35.5°C | 19.6°C | 281 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 🌧️ | 33.3°C | 28.1°C | 23.0°C | 36.1°C | 20.2°C | 646 mm | 70% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 35.2°C | 29.2°C | 23.2°C | 39.3°C | 19.6°C | 143 mm | 58% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 | 33.6°C | 28.1°C | 22.6°C | 39.0°C | 18.0°C | 145 mm | 66% | 0.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2001 | 35.3°C | 29.6°C | 23.9°C | 39.2°C | 20.7°C | 172 mm | 61% | 0.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 35.2°C | 29.5°C | 23.9°C | 40.1°C | 18.8°C | 162 mm | 62% | 0.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 34.2°C | 28.9°C | 23.6°C | 39.0°C | 20.2°C | 133 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1998 🔥 | 37.1°C | 30.8°C | 24.5°C | 41.2°C | 21.8°C | 168 mm | 57% | 0.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 34.4°C | 28.4°C | 22.4°C | 38.3°C | 20.5°C | 227 mm | 62% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 33.0°C | 27.9°C | 22.7°C | 37.4°C | 19.1°C | 494 mm | 71% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1995 | 34.3°C | 28.9°C | 23.4°C | 37.6°C | 20.2°C | 405 mm | 68% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 34.7°C | 29.2°C | 23.7°C | 38.4°C | 20.7°C | 277 mm | 61% | 0.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 32.5°C | 27.6°C | 22.6°C | 39.7°C | 18.9°C | 256 mm | 69% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 32.7°C | 27.4°C | 22.1°C | 36.9°C | 19.5°C | 192 mm | 63% | 0.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1991 | 35.7°C | 29.9°C | 24.0°C | 41.4°C | 21.0°C | 38 mm | 53% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1990 | 33.6°C | 28.2°C | 22.8°C | 36.9°C | 19.6°C | 253 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1989 | 34.5°C | 28.9°C | 23.2°C | 38.2°C | 16.7°C | 162 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 33.5°C | 28.3°C | 23.1°C | 37.0°C | 19.7°C | 394 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 34.4°C | 28.5°C | 22.5°C | 38.8°C | 19.1°C | 133 mm | 60% | 0.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 35.7°C | 29.0°C | 22.2°C | 39.1°C | 18.1°C | 71 mm | 54% | 0.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 34.9°C | 28.8°C | 22.6°C | 38.7°C | 20.1°C | 121 mm | 60% | 0.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1984 | 33.6°C | 28.1°C | 22.6°C | 38.3°C | 20.8°C | 190 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 32.2°C | 27.1°C | 21.9°C | 39.1°C | 17.8°C | 233 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.0°C | 27.9°C | 22.8°C | 36.2°C | 19.1°C | 141 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.7°C | 27.9°C | 23.0°C | 36.3°C | 19.9°C | 315 mm | 71% | 0.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 33.5°C with lows near 23.1°C (mean 28.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 265 mm of rainfall in Dibrugarh, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 646 mm in 2004.
The hottest May reached 41.5°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 16.7°C in 1989.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 0.1°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 22.6°C to 23.1°C while daytime highs eased from 33.3°C to 32.8°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Dibrugarh and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 33.5°C daytime highs and 23.1°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Dibrugarh, averaging 28.3°C.
For May in Dibrugarh, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.5°C and lows of 23.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 67% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 0.5 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 0.6 m/s (1985).
The wettest May on record was 2004 with 646 mm. On average, May sees 265 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 Dibrugarh 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.
