Changbai Weather in May
Changbai in May
The short of it: Changbai in May averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 5° · rain 62 mm · daylight 14 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Changbai an average May high of 19°, a low of 5° and some 62 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 19°, with nights near 5°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 30 min in mid-May, 73 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Changbai runs about middling and about as wet in May. Hyesan, 2 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Changbai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HyesanYanggang-do | 2 km SW | 19° | 5° | 61 mm |
| Hyesan-dongYanggang-do | 3 km SSW | 19° | 5° | 61 mm |
| Kapsan-ŭpYanggang-do | 37 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 62 mm |
| Samjiyŏn-ŭpYanggang-do | 44 km NNE | 16° | 2° | 77 mm |
| SŭngjibaegamYanggang-do | 54 km ESE | 15° | 1° | 75 mm |
| Yŏnsa-ŭpNorth Hamgyong | 87 km NE | 17° | 4° | 69 mm |
| Changam-ch’onSouth Hamgyong | 103 km SSE | 17° | 7° | 54 mm |
| SongjiangheJilin | 104 km NW | 20° | 5° | 71 mm |