May Weather in Gangavalli IndiaDaily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 100°F to 98°F, rarely falling below 92°F or exceeding 105°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 100°F on May 8. Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 76°F or exceeding 83°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 80°F on May 10. For reference, on May 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gangavalli typically range from 80°F to 100°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 68°F to 86°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Asunción Ixtaltepec, Mexico (10,466 miles away) and Chikwawa, Malawi (3,554 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gangavalli (view comparison). CloudsThe month of May in Gangavalli experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 75% to 91%. The clearest day of the month is May 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 25% of the time. For reference, on June 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 94%, while on February 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 59%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gangavalli, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is increasing, starting the month at 17% and ending it at 23%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on October 21, and its lowest chance is 2% on February 1. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Gangavalli is essentially constant, remaining about 1.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.0 inches or falling below 0.2 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.0 inches on May 18. SunOver the course of May in Gangavalli, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 12 hours, 32 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 12 hours, 45 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Gangavalli is 5:56 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 6 minutes earlier at 5:50 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 6:28 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 7 minutes later at 6:35 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Gangavalli during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:53 AM and sets 12 hours, 48 minutes later, at 6:41 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:30 AM and sets 11 hours, 27 minutes later, at 5:57 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gangavalli is gradually increasing during May, rising from 92% to 95% over the course of the month. The highest chance of a muggy day during May is 95% on May 27. For reference, on October 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time, while on January 31, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 51% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Gangavalli is rapidly increasing during May, increasing from 6.9 miles per hour to 9.6 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on June 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.7 miles per hour, while on October 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour. The wind direction in Gangavalli during May is predominantly out of the south from May 1 to May 6 and the west from May 6 to May 31. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in Gangavalli are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Gangavalli are very rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 1,024°F, from 3,620°F to 4,644°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gangavalli is decreasing during May, falling by 1.0 kWh, from 5.8 kWh to 4.8 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gangavalli are 11.498 deg latitude, 78.650 deg longitude, and 686 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Gangavalli contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 797 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 708 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,848 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,302 feet). The area within 2 miles of Gangavalli is covered by cropland (91%), within 10 miles by cropland (70%) and trees (16%), and within 50 miles by cropland (73%) and trees (15%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Gangavalli, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gangavalli. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Gangavalli according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Gangavalli is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Gangavalli and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Gangavalli and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |