May is one of the warmer months of the year in Chamba, with average highs near 22.9°C and lows around 10.1°C (mean 16.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 44 mm of rainfall and 45% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Chamba. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Chamba was 2000 — when the month averaged 19.7°C — while the coldest was 2023 at 12.9°C. Typical May days reach 22.9°C with nights near 10.1°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is one of the drier months in Chamba, averaging 44 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2023 with 159 mm, while the driest was 1991 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Chamba during May averages 45%. The most humid May was 1982 at 71%, and the least humid was 2002 at 26%.
May receives about 6.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Chamba. The sunniest May was 2024 at 7.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2023 at 5.3.
Average wind speed in Chamba during May is 1.9 m/s. The windiest Mays were 1984, 1988 and 2002 at 2.2 m/s, while the calmest was 1982 at 1.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.1°C | 16.6°C | 17.3°C | 16.6°C | 15.4°C | -0.7°C |
| Avg High | 22.9°C | 23.5°C | 24.0°C | 22.5°C | 20.5°C | -2.4°C |
| Avg Low | 9.3°C | 9.7°C | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 55 mm | 27 mm | 28 mm | 45 mm | 78 mm | +23 mm |
May temperatures in Chamba have fallen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of -0.6°C (1987) to a record high of 32.3°C (1988).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 44 mm, with a wettest year of 159 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.5°C per decade while lows rose 0.3°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Chamba
May is one of the best times to visit Chamba. Expect days averaging 22.9°C and nights around 10.1°C (mean 16.5°C) — warmer than Chamba's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (44 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.4°C | 16.8°C | 12.2°C | 25.8°C | 8.8°C | 50 mm | 62% | 1.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 22.4°C | 16.8°C | 11.1°C | 26.3°C | 3.7°C | 33 mm | 53% | 1.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2023 ❄️ 🌧️ | 17.9°C | 12.9°C | 7.8°C | 24.4°C | 2.6°C | 159 mm | 65% | 1.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 23.1°C | 17.3°C | 11.6°C | 27.1°C | 8.5°C | 49 mm | 50% | 1.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 19.2°C | 14.3°C | 9.5°C | 24.2°C | 6.4°C | 117 mm | 62% | 1.5 m/s | 6 |
| 2020 | 19.2°C | 14.3°C | 9.4°C | 24.0°C | 4.8°C | 61 mm | 63% | 1.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 20.5°C | 15.0°C | 9.5°C | 26.7°C | 5.9°C | 33 mm | 54% | 1.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 22.1°C | 16.0°C | 9.9°C | 26.3°C | 6.5°C | 52 mm | 46% | 1.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 21.7°C | 16.8°C | 11.8°C | 25.7°C | 5.7°C | 43 mm | 55% | 1.7 m/s | 6 |
| 2016 | 22.2°C | 17.1°C | 11.9°C | 26.5°C | 8.7°C | 157 mm | 55% | 1.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2015 | 21.4°C | 16.4°C | 11.4°C | 24.3°C | 7.3°C | 24 mm | 53% | 1.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2014 | 20.8°C | 15.6°C | 10.5°C | 26.6°C | 7.2°C | 38 mm | 55% | 1.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 24.1°C | 18.0°C | 11.9°C | 29.7°C | 8.0°C | 13 mm | 38% | 1.9 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 22.5°C | 15.7°C | 8.8°C | 29.0°C | 4.4°C | 8 mm | 42% | 1.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 24.5°C | 17.7°C | 10.9°C | 27.5°C | 7.7°C | 24 mm | 44% | 1.9 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2010 | 24.8°C | 17.9°C | 11.0°C | 30.4°C | 7.6°C | 53 mm | 37% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 23.0°C | 16.3°C | 9.7°C | 27.4°C | 6.3°C | 19 mm | 40% | 1.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2008 | 22.6°C | 16.6°C | 10.5°C | 26.5°C | 8.4°C | 48 mm | 47% | 1.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 22.6°C | 16.4°C | 10.3°C | 25.8°C | 8.0°C | 29 mm | 49% | 1.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 | 25.2°C | 18.7°C | 12.1°C | 28.1°C | 8.3°C | 31 mm | 42% | 1.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 21.0°C | 14.8°C | 8.6°C | 24.4°C | 6.8°C | 14 mm | 47% | 1.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 24.2°C | 17.0°C | 9.8°C | 28.6°C | 0.9°C | 25 mm | 39% | 2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 22.3°C | 15.4°C | 8.6°C | 27.0°C | 3.8°C | 17 mm | 36% | 2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 27.0°C | 19.4°C | 11.9°C | 31.1°C | 7.1°C | 10 mm | 26% | 2.2 m/s | 7 |
| 2001 | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 11.2°C | 30.7°C | 9.0°C | 52 mm | 40% | 2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2000 🔥 | 27.0°C | 19.7°C | 12.3°C | 29.2°C | 7.4°C | 33 mm | 33% | 2.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 11.1°C | 28.4°C | 8.2°C | 11 mm | 30% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1998 | 25.6°C | 18.1°C | 10.5°C | 31.0°C | 6.0°C | 12 mm | 33% | 2.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1997 | 20.5°C | 14.1°C | 7.7°C | 25.2°C | 3.4°C | 41 mm | 46% | 1.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1996 | 22.1°C | 15.6°C | 9.1°C | 26.4°C | 5.2°C | 34 mm | 45% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 23.2°C | 16.8°C | 10.4°C | 27.1°C | 6.5°C | 11 mm | 44% | 1.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 23.8°C | 16.9°C | 10.0°C | 28.2°C | 6.3°C | 71 mm | 42% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1993 | 25.2°C | 17.6°C | 10.0°C | 29.6°C | 6.1°C | 24 mm | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1992 | 21.5°C | 14.8°C | 8.1°C | 25.7°C | 4.7°C | 50 mm | 47% | 1.9 m/s | 6 |
| 1991 | 24.1°C | 16.8°C | 9.5°C | 28.4°C | 6.2°C | 0 mm | 33% | 2.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1990 | 23.5°C | 17.1°C | 10.7°C | 28.1°C | 5.4°C | 15 mm | 48% | 1.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1989 | 24.0°C | 16.4°C | 8.9°C | 27.8°C | 4.8°C | 27 mm | 32% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1988 | 26.8°C | 18.5°C | 10.2°C | 32.3°C | 8.1°C | 5 mm | 26% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 19.2°C | 13.4°C | 7.5°C | 25.0°C | -0.6°C | 131 mm | 55% | 1.8 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 22.3°C | 15.4°C | 8.4°C | 27.1°C | 4.2°C | 26 mm | 43% | 2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 24.1°C | 16.9°C | 9.6°C | 27.6°C | 6.3°C | 37 mm | 36% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 27.0°C | 18.9°C | 10.8°C | 31.1°C | 5.6°C | 11 mm | 29% | 2.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 20.7°C | 15.0°C | 9.3°C | 25.3°C | 4.7°C | 57 mm | 57% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 17.5°C | 13.1°C | 8.6°C | 22.1°C | 3.4°C | 150 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.1°C | 17.3°C | 10.4°C | 28.1°C | 7.1°C | 52 mm | 44% | 1.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 22.9°C with lows near 10.1°C (mean 16.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 44 mm of rainfall in Chamba, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 159 mm in 2023.
The hottest May reached 32.3°C in 1988. The coldest dipped to -0.6°C in 1987.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 0.6°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 9.7°C to 10.4°C while daytime highs eased from 22.7°C to 20.8°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Chamba and one of the drier months, so plan for around 22.9°C daytime highs and 10.1°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 9th coolest month in Chamba, averaging 16.5°C.
For May in Chamba, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 22.9°C and lows of 10.1°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 45% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 1.9 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 2.2 m/s (1984).
The wettest May on record was 2023 with 159 mm. On average, May sees 44 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 Chamba 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.
