Changde Weather in May
Changde in May
The short of it: Changde in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 153 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 153 mm · daylight 13 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & December
Thirty years of records give Changde an average May high of 27°, a low of 19° and some 153 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 27°, with nights near 19°. Wet spells are common — about 153 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 35 min in mid-May, 45 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and December.
Against its neighbours, Changde runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Shenliu, 62 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Changde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShenliuHunan | 62 km NE | 27° | 19° | 146 mm |
| JinshiHunan | 66 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 145 mm |
| QionghuHunan | 67 km ESE | 26° | 19° | 158 mm |
| NanzhouHunan | 78 km ENE | 27° | 19° | 151 mm |
| HeshanHunan | 82 km SE | 27° | 19° | 167 mm |
| XiulinHubei | 102 km NE | 26° | 18° | 143 mm |
| WulingyuanHunan | 117 km WNW | 25° | 16° | 178 mm |
| ZhangjiajieHunan | 119 km W | 26° | 17° | 182 mm |