Gāndhīdhām weather in May
In May, Gāndhīdhām has daytime highs averaging 38 °C, nights around 26 °C, with 0.3 wet days, and a sea temperature of 29 °C. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 37.9°C Average high
- 26.1°C Average low
- 0.3days Wet days
- 2mm Rainfall
- 29.0°C Sea temperature
- 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 | 38.5 °C | 25.2 °C | 0 % |
| 11–20 May | 37.8 °C | 26.1 °C | 2 % |
| 21–31 May | 37.5 °C | 26.8 °C | 1 % |
- Average highs fall from 38.5 °C early in May to 37.5 °C by the end of it.
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 | 0.3 of 31 | 1 % |
Conditions in May
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 31 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 44 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 20 °C |
| Relative humidity | 60 % |
| Wind speed | 32 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 13 % |
Where Gāndhīdhām ranks in May
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Asia in May | 35thof 50 | 1.8 mm |
May compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 34.5 °C | under 1 mm | 14 % |
| April | 37.6 °C | 1 mm | 15 % |
| May | 37.9 °C | 2 mm | 13 % |
| June | 35.6 °C | 52 mm | 44 % |
| July | 32.1 °C | 187 mm | 79 % |
See all twelve months for Gāndhīdhām
- May is the warmest month in Gāndhīdhām.
- It is the 6th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 3rd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 0.3 of 31 days — 1 % of the month.
- Nights are about 12 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest May day on record since 1991 reached 44 °C, 6.3 °C above the usual daytime high.
- Beach score: 65 / 100 — see how this is calculated.
Nearby destinations in May
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gāndhīdhām | 38 °C | 0.3 | 29 |
| Jamnagar | 36 °C | 0 | 29 |
| Morvi | 39 °C | 0 | – |
| Rājkot | 40 °C | 0 | – |
| Surendranagar | 41 °C | 1 | – |
| Porbandar | 32 °C | 1 | 28 |
| Jūnāgadh | 38 °C | 1 | – |
QuestionsMay in Gāndhīdhām, answered
How warm is Gāndhīdhām in May?
Daily highs average 38 °C and nights fall to about 26 °C, a spread of 12 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes May the 1st warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Gāndhīdhām in May?
May averages 2 mm of rain, spread over about 0 of the 31 days — 1 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 13 % of the sky.
Is the sea warm enough to swim in May?
The sea averages 29 °C off Gāndhīdhām in May. Most people find water below 20 °C bracing and above 25 °C comfortable for a long swim; this figure is a monthly surface average, so a sheltered bay on a still afternoon can be warmer.
How long are the days in May?
Gāndhīdhām 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.