Chenzhou Weather in May
Chenzhou in May
The short of it: Chenzhou in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 169 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 169 mm · daylight 13 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Chenzhou an average May high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 169 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 28°; nights run about 20°. Wet spells are common — about 169 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 24 min in mid-May, 39 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Chenzhou runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Leiyang, 69 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Chenzhou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeiyangHunan | 69 km NNW | 28° | 20° | 171 mm |
| LechengGuangdong | 81 km SSE | 29° | 21° | 186 mm |
| ShaoguanGuangdong | 124 km SSE | 29° | 21° | 213 mm |
| HengyangHunan | 128 km NNW | 28° | 20° | 181 mm |
| BojiaHunan | 130 km NW | 27° | 20° | 176 mm |
| LianzhouGuangdong | 131 km SSW | 29° | 21° | 207 mm |
| MabaGuangdong | 136 km SSE | 30° | 21° | 218 mm |
| ShixingGuangdong | 140 km SE | 29° | 21° | 218 mm |