Bilāspur weather in May
In May, Bilāspur has daytime highs averaging 41 °C, nights around 28 °C, with 3.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 41.5°C Average high
- 27.9°C Average low
- 3.3days Wet days
- 13mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through May
How May develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 May | 41.0 °C | 26.8 °C | 9 % |
| 11–20 May | 41.5 °C | 28.0 °C | 10 % |
| 21–31 May | 41.8 °C | 28.6 °C | 13 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical May | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 3.3 of 31 | 11 % |
Conditions in May
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 35 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 47 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 22 °C |
| Relative humidity | 32 % |
| Wind speed | 15 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 28 % |
Where Bilāspur ranks in May
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in May | 11thof 50 | 41 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in May | 12thof 50 | 41 °C |
May compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 35.0 °C | 17 mm | 19 % |
| April | 39.4 °C | 12 mm | 23 % |
| May | 41.5 °C | 13 mm | 28 % |
| June | 36.2 °C | 215 mm | 71 % |
| July | 30.6 °C | 388 mm | 93 % |
See all twelve months for Bilāspur
- May is the warmest month in Bilāspur.
- It is the 4th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 7th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 3.3 of 31 days — 11 % of the month.
- Nights are about 14 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest May day on record since 1991 reached 47 °C, 5.8 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in May
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days |
|---|---|---|
| Bilāspur | 41 °C | 3.3 |
| Korba | 41 °C | 4 |
| Raipur | 41 °C | 4 |
| Raigarh | 41 °C | 5 |
| Durg | 41 °C | 3 |
| Rāj-Nāndgaon | 41 °C | 3 |
QuestionsMay in Bilāspur, answered
How warm is Bilāspur in May?
Daily highs average 41 °C and nights fall to about 28 °C, a spread of 14 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes May the 1st warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Bilāspur in May?
May averages 13 mm of rain, spread over about 3 of the 31 days — 11 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 28 % of the sky.
How long are the days in May?
Bilāspur averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in May. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.