Changsha Weather in May
Changsha in May
The short of it: Changsha in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 284 mm (11.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 284 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Changsha an average May high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 284 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 284 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-May, 33 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Changsha runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Taishan, 17 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Changsha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 112 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaishanGuangdong | 17 km SE | 30° | 24° | 288 mm |
| EnchengGuangdong | 45 km WSW | 30° | 23° | 310 mm |
| JiangmenGuangdong | 47 km ENE | 30° | 23° | 258 mm |
| ShapingGuangdong | 52 km NNE | 29° | 23° | 244 mm |
| Jing’anGuangdong | 65 km ESE | 29° | 24° | 266 mm |
| NantouGuangdong | 73 km ENE | 30° | 24° | 230 mm |
| ZhongshanGuangdong | 73 km ENE | 30° | 24° | 241 mm |
| ShiqiGuangdong | 74 km ENE | 30° | 24° | 241 mm |