May in Bidar is the heat dome at peak. Daytime 39-41C, nights 23-25C, humidity 35 percent, rainfall under 25mm. The Bidar plateau (650m) softens the worst of the Northern Karnataka furnace but the third and fourth week still record daytime peaks 39-41C — Bijapur and Gulbarga 43-45C in the same window. The trip-defining circuit — Bidar Fort 1.5km perimeter, Bahmani Tombs Ashtur 12-tomb row, Madarasa Mahmud Gawan facade — closes 9am-6pm. Stone-surface at the fort, the Mahmud Gawan facade, the open tombs reaches 48-50C by 1pm. Pre-monsoon dust storms hit the last fortnight, blowing fine red sand across the open-air Ashtur tomb-row and knocking visibility on the tomb-to-tomb photography routes. Nanak Jhira Sahib underground spring keeps gurudwara cool through the day. Bidriware workshops AC-cool. The Rangin Mahal Persian-tile interior at the fort holds cool. Hotels at year-low: KSTDC Mayura Barid Shahi ₹800-1,300, Hotel Sapna ₹1,000-1,500, Krishna Regency ₹1,000-1,800. Skip. October-February is dramatically better.

Why May scores 2.0/10