Pokhara weather in May
Temperature, rain and sunshine in May: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in May
Good
Best time to visit: March – April, November – December
What is the weather like in Pokhara in May?
In May, Pokhara is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 15 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. It rains often – on about 20 days, adding up to 163 mm. All in all, May is a good month for a holiday in Pokhara.
May compared
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More details for May
- Daylight
- 13 h 32 min05:19 – 18:51
- UV index
- 12 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 4 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 7 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 44 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+5:45Asia/Kathmandu
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %58 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %0 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in May
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Pokhara in May: quick answers
Is Pokhara hot in May?
Warm rather than hot: in May, daytime highs in Pokhara average 24 °C and nights cool to about 15 °C.
Does it rain much in Pokhara in May?
It rains often – on about 20 days, adding up to 163 mm.
Pokhara month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences