Weather in Pune in May

The month to avoid. May is the month most people should skip in Pune. Daytime highs average 37.8 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

May ranks 12 of 12 — near the bottom of Pune's year. December is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 64 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain falls on only 4 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 27 days of the month clear 35 °C — that is not a heatwave, it is the month. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest May day reached 43.6 °C and the coldest night fell to 17.2 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 79 mm — roughly 304% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. May rainfall has ranged from 0 mm to 164 mm across the twenty years measured — a 164 mm spread around an average of 26 mm. The average is real but almost no individual May looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 12.4 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 57%.

How May sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 39.1 °C in April, 37.8 here, 30.5 in June. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much. Rain is the thing that moves: June brings 19 days more of it, so the earlier half of a flexible trip is the safer half.

Daylight in May

May is at or near the longest days of Pune's year: 13 hours of daylight, gaining 0.4 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 25.8 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage. Within May itself the daily swing is 14.8 °C, so mornings and afternoons need different clothes.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

May in Pune versus nearby

If Pune is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Mumbai is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, 1 day less rain. Virār is a better bet in May — 7.8 °C cooler, 1 day less rain.

So: May is a compromise. December is 64 points better and is what Pune is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Pune

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