Beijing Weather in May
Beijing in May
The short of it: Beijing in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 14° · rain 28 mm · daylight 14 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Beijing brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 14°, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 27°; nights run about 14°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 22 min in mid-May, 69 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Beijing runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Daxing, 20 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Beijing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h