May is one of the warmer months of the year in Rajnandgaon, with average highs near 42.6°C and lows around 28.2°C (mean 35.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 37 mm of rainfall and 30% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Rajnandgaon. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Rajnandgaon was 1991 — when the month averaged 37.5°C — while the coldest was 2025 at 31.9°C. Typical May days reach 42.6°C with nights near 28.2°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Rajnandgaon, averaging 37 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2025 with 155 mm, while the driest were 1991 and 2003 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Rajnandgaon during May averages 30%. The most humid May was 1990 at 55%, and the least humid was 1984 at 17%.
May receives about 6.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Rajnandgaon. The sunniest May was 1984 at 7.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2025 at 5.5.
Average wind speed in Rajnandgaon during May is 2.6 m/s. The windiest Mays were 1990 and 2002 at 3.3 m/s, while the calmest was 2025 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 35.5°C | 35.5°C | 35.9°C | 36.0°C | 33.3°C | -2.2°C |
| Avg High | 43.0°C | 42.8°C | 43.1°C | 43.2°C | 40.0°C | -3°C |
| Avg Low | 28.0°C | 28.3°C | 28.7°C | 28.8°C | 26.6°C | -1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 39 mm | 37 mm | 26 mm | 16 mm | 90 mm | +52 mm |
May temperatures in Rajnandgaon have fallen by about 1.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 20.9°C (2023) to a record high of 48.4°C (1988).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 37 mm, with a wettest year of 155 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.4°C per decade while lows rose 0°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A quieter season to visit Rajnandgaon
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of November and February tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Rajnandgaon. That said, May — with days averaging 42.6°C and nights around 28.2°C (mean 35.4°C) and moderate rainfall (37 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 ❄️ 🌧️ | 37.5°C | 31.9°C | 26.3°C | 41.8°C | 23.0°C | 155 mm | 52% | 1.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 41.7°C | 34.6°C | 27.6°C | 47.3°C | 22.6°C | 31 mm | 34% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 39.7°C | 32.6°C | 25.5°C | 42.7°C | 20.9°C | 78 mm | 41% | 2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 42.0°C | 35.2°C | 28.4°C | 44.4°C | 26.2°C | 34 mm | 34% | 2.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 38.6°C | 32.3°C | 26.1°C | 41.9°C | 21.4°C | 113 mm | 46% | 2.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 40.4°C | 33.1°C | 25.7°C | 43.6°C | 21.4°C | 132 mm | 41% | 2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 44.1°C | 36.6°C | 29.1°C | 45.4°C | 25.5°C | 11 mm | 22% | 2.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2018 | 42.7°C | 35.7°C | 28.6°C | 45.8°C | 26.3°C | 30 mm | 34% | 3.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 43.9°C | 37.0°C | 30.0°C | 46.6°C | 27.2°C | 15 mm | 26% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 42.5°C | 35.7°C | 28.8°C | 45.3°C | 25.6°C | 33 mm | 33% | 2.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2015 | 43.0°C | 36.0°C | 29.0°C | 46.6°C | 26.0°C | 11 mm | 29% | 2.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 41.9°C | 35.0°C | 28.0°C | 46.9°C | 25.6°C | 9 mm | 31% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 44.5°C | 37.1°C | 29.6°C | 47.5°C | 25.4°C | 5 mm | 24% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2012 | 43.9°C | 36.2°C | 28.5°C | 46.2°C | 23.7°C | 6 mm | 21% | 2.2 m/s | 7 |
| 2011 | 42.2°C | 35.1°C | 28.1°C | 44.7°C | 23.3°C | 19 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 43.2°C | 35.8°C | 28.4°C | 47.3°C | 24.1°C | 18 mm | 31% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 43.6°C | 36.3°C | 29.1°C | 46.3°C | 25.9°C | 12 mm | 27% | 2.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2008 | 43.7°C | 36.3°C | 28.9°C | 45.1°C | 25.2°C | 5 mm | 21% | 2.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2007 | 43.4°C | 36.5°C | 29.7°C | 45.5°C | 28.1°C | 20 mm | 27% | 2.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 41.4°C | 34.7°C | 28.0°C | 45.5°C | 25.3°C | 74 mm | 40% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 42.5°C | 35.0°C | 27.5°C | 46.3°C | 23.4°C | 32 mm | 28% | 2.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 42.1°C | 35.3°C | 28.5°C | 45.2°C | 26.4°C | 27 mm | 34% | 2.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 44.1°C | 36.4°C | 28.6°C | 46.5°C | 23.2°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2002 | 44.8°C | 37.1°C | 29.4°C | 47.2°C | 26.8°C | 21 mm | 24% | 3.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 43.4°C | 36.2°C | 29.1°C | 46.7°C | 26.3°C | 35 mm | 31% | 2.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 41.7°C | 35.1°C | 28.4°C | 45.6°C | 25.8°C | 37 mm | 36% | 3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 42.9°C | 36.0°C | 29.2°C | 46.3°C | 24.3°C | 27 mm | 32% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1998 | 44.5°C | 37.0°C | 29.6°C | 48.4°C | 27.2°C | 21 mm | 25% | 2.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1997 | 42.2°C | 34.7°C | 27.2°C | 45.9°C | 22.7°C | 16 mm | 26% | 2.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1996 | 44.2°C | 36.6°C | 29.0°C | 46.2°C | 25.7°C | 6 mm | 21% | 2.8 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1995 | 39.7°C | 33.1°C | 26.5°C | 45.3°C | 23.2°C | 56 mm | 41% | 3.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 43.1°C | 35.7°C | 28.3°C | 46.1°C | 25.3°C | 56 mm | 28% | 2.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1993 | 44.5°C | 36.7°C | 28.9°C | 46.9°C | 27.1°C | 17 mm | 22% | 2.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1992 | 43.0°C | 35.6°C | 28.2°C | 45.7°C | 24.2°C | 38 mm | 28% | 2.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1991 🔥 | 45.5°C | 37.5°C | 29.6°C | 46.7°C | 26.3°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.8 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1990 | 38.0°C | 32.0°C | 26.0°C | 41.7°C | 23.8°C | 130 mm | 55% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1989 | 44.4°C | 36.5°C | 28.6°C | 46.9°C | 24.5°C | 8 mm | 21% | 2.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1988 | 45.5°C | 37.4°C | 29.3°C | 48.4°C | 24.7°C | 10 mm | 22% | 2.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1987 | 41.2°C | 34.6°C | 27.9°C | 44.4°C | 21.8°C | 13 mm | 30% | 2.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1986 | 42.9°C | 35.2°C | 27.5°C | 45.4°C | 21.8°C | 22 mm | 27% | 2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1985 | 44.1°C | 36.8°C | 29.6°C | 45.7°C | 25.7°C | 9 mm | 23% | 2.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1984 | 45.7°C | 37.0°C | 28.4°C | 48.3°C | 22.1°C | 17 mm | 17% | 2.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1983 | 42.6°C | 35.4°C | 28.1°C | 46.0°C | 25.1°C | 45 mm | 31% | 2.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 39.5°C | 32.9°C | 26.4°C | 42.9°C | 23.3°C | 136 mm | 43% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 41.4°C | 33.7°C | 26.0°C | 44.6°C | 23.3°C | 87 mm | 38% | 2.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 42.6°C with lows near 28.2°C (mean 35.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 37 mm of rainfall in Rajnandgaon, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 155 mm in 2025.
The hottest May reached 48.4°C in 1988. The coldest dipped to 20.9°C in 2023.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 1.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 42.7°C to 39.9°C and overnight lows from 27.7°C to 26.8°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Rajnandgaon and one of the drier months, so plan for around 42.6°C daytime highs and 28.2°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 12th coolest month in Rajnandgaon, averaging 35.4°C.
For May in Rajnandgaon, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 42.6°C and lows of 28.2°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 30% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 2.6 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.3 m/s (1990).
The wettest May on record was 2025 with 155 mm. On average, May sees 37 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 Rajnandgaon 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.
