May is one of the warmer months of the year in Balrampur, with average highs near 41.1°C and lows around 26.5°C (mean 33.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 45 mm of rainfall and 28% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Balrampur. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Balrampur was 1991 — when the month averaged 35.9°C — while the coldest was 2021 at 30.5°C. Typical May days reach 41.1°C with nights near 26.5°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Balrampur, averaging 45 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2021 with 250 mm, while the driest was 2012 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Balrampur during May averages 28%. The most humid May was 2021 at 47%, and the least humid was 1991 at 15%.
May receives about 6.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Balrampur. The sunniest May was 1985 at 7.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 5.3.
Average wind speed in Balrampur during May is 2.4 m/s. The windiest May was 1989 at 3.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2022 at 1.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 33.7°C | 34.7°C | 33.5°C | 34.2°C | 32.3°C | -1.4°C |
| Avg High | 41.4°C | 42.4°C | 40.4°C | 41.5°C | 38.8°C | -2.6°C |
| Avg Low | 25.9°C | 27.0°C | 26.6°C | 26.9°C | 25.8°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 27 mm | 18 mm | 58 mm | 49 mm | 93 mm | +66 mm |
May temperatures in Balrampur have fallen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 19°C (2004) to a record high of 47.5°C (2024).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 45 mm, with a wettest year of 250 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.5°C per decade while lows rose 0°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A quieter season to visit Balrampur
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of November and February tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Balrampur. That said, May — with days averaging 41.1°C and nights around 26.5°C (mean 33.8°C) and moderate rainfall (45 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 | 38.9°C | 32.8°C | 26.6°C | 43.7°C | 23.8°C | 63 mm | 40% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 41.0°C | 34.2°C | 27.5°C | 47.5°C | 21.9°C | 18 mm | 29% | 2.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 38.4°C | 31.5°C | 24.6°C | 42.6°C | 20.7°C | 68 mm | 35% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 39.3°C | 32.9°C | 26.5°C | 42.3°C | 23.8°C | 87 mm | 38% | 1.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2021 ❄️ 🌧️ | 36.4°C | 30.5°C | 24.6°C | 41.8°C | 22.4°C | 250 mm | 47% | 2.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 38.8°C | 32.0°C | 25.2°C | 44.9°C | 22.1°C | 70 mm | 40% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 42.8°C | 34.9°C | 27.0°C | 45.3°C | 22.3°C | 10 mm | 21% | 2.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 40.2°C | 33.2°C | 26.3°C | 44.6°C | 22.8°C | 52 mm | 36% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 41.1°C | 34.3°C | 27.4°C | 44.1°C | 23.7°C | 92 mm | 34% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 40.1°C | 33.6°C | 27.1°C | 45.8°C | 24.8°C | 130 mm | 34% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2015 | 41.7°C | 33.9°C | 26.0°C | 45.2°C | 22.1°C | 21 mm | 28% | 2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2014 | 41.6°C | 34.1°C | 26.7°C | 45.5°C | 24.1°C | 43 mm | 27% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2013 | 41.9°C | 34.0°C | 26.2°C | 45.0°C | 22.2°C | 30 mm | 23% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 42.9°C | 35.1°C | 27.3°C | 45.7°C | 23.3°C | 2 mm | 16% | 2.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2011 | 40.6°C | 33.7°C | 26.8°C | 43.8°C | 24.0°C | 75 mm | 35% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2010 | 42.1°C | 35.0°C | 27.8°C | 45.4°C | 25.4°C | 38 mm | 28% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 39.2°C | 32.9°C | 26.5°C | 44.7°C | 23.3°C | 77 mm | 37% | 2.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 40.0°C | 33.4°C | 26.8°C | 43.6°C | 24.5°C | 74 mm | 32% | 2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2007 | 39.5°C | 32.8°C | 26.1°C | 42.7°C | 23.9°C | 75 mm | 38% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 39.2°C | 33.1°C | 27.1°C | 43.3°C | 23.6°C | 94 mm | 40% | 2 m/s | 6 |
| 2005 | 40.3°C | 32.7°C | 25.1°C | 44.6°C | 21.0°C | 38 mm | 27% | 2.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 41.1°C | 33.7°C | 26.2°C | 46.2°C | 19.0°C | 65 mm | 30% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2003 | 41.4°C | 33.6°C | 25.8°C | 44.5°C | 20.3°C | 7 mm | 18% | 2.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2002 | 41.6°C | 34.5°C | 27.4°C | 46.3°C | 24.3°C | 30 mm | 30% | 2.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 40.7°C | 34.0°C | 27.2°C | 44.0°C | 25.1°C | 49 mm | 34% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2000 | 41.2°C | 34.6°C | 28.0°C | 44.9°C | 24.7°C | 69 mm | 33% | 2.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1999 | 41.7°C | 34.3°C | 27.0°C | 46.3°C | 24.1°C | 39 mm | 27% | 2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 42.4°C | 34.9°C | 27.5°C | 47.4°C | 22.6°C | 19 mm | 26% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 | 41.7°C | 33.8°C | 25.8°C | 44.5°C | 20.8°C | 18 mm | 18% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 43.5°C | 35.4°C | 27.3°C | 46.7°C | 24.3°C | 3 mm | 16% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1995 | 43.5°C | 35.8°C | 28.0°C | 44.8°C | 25.6°C | 2 mm | 18% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 1994 | 42.7°C | 35.0°C | 27.3°C | 46.7°C | 22.8°C | 10 mm | 20% | 2.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1993 | 42.1°C | 34.1°C | 26.1°C | 46.4°C | 24.1°C | 34 mm | 22% | 2.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 41.1°C | 33.3°C | 25.5°C | 45.3°C | 21.8°C | 17 mm | 21% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1991 🔥 | 44.0°C | 35.9°C | 27.7°C | 45.7°C | 25.3°C | 8 mm | 15% | 2.8 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1990 | 41.7°C | 34.8°C | 28.0°C | 46.4°C | 23.2°C | 30 mm | 28% | 2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1989 | 42.3°C | 34.5°C | 26.6°C | 44.4°C | 20.3°C | 14 mm | 22% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1988 | 43.1°C | 34.7°C | 26.3°C | 47.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 mm | 22% | 2.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1987 | 39.8°C | 32.4°C | 25.0°C | 46.2°C | 20.1°C | 37 mm | 28% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 1986 | 40.8°C | 32.9°C | 25.0°C | 44.2°C | 21.5°C | 14 mm | 20% | 2.5 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1985 | 42.3°C | 34.3°C | 26.4°C | 45.5°C | 23.2°C | 26 mm | 21% | 2.4 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1984 | 42.9°C | 34.7°C | 26.5°C | 46.5°C | 21.7°C | 13 mm | 22% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 41.0°C | 33.6°C | 26.2°C | 44.3°C | 22.4°C | 34 mm | 27% | 2.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 40.1°C | 32.6°C | 25.1°C | 44.0°C | 19.9°C | 23 mm | 31% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 40.7°C | 33.2°C | 25.6°C | 44.4°C | 23.3°C | 61 mm | 33% | 2.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 41.1°C with lows near 26.5°C (mean 33.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 45 mm of rainfall in Balrampur, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 250 mm in 2021.
The hottest May reached 47.5°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 19°C in 2004.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 41.4°C to 38.8°C and overnight lows from 26°C to 26°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Balrampur and one of the drier months, so plan for around 41.1°C daytime highs and 26.5°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 11th coolest month in Balrampur, averaging 33.8°C.
For May in Balrampur, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 41.1°C and lows of 26.5°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 28% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 2.4 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.2 m/s (1989).
The wettest May on record was 2021 with 250 mm. On average, May sees 45 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 Balrampur 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.
