Chongqing Weather in May
Chongqing in May
The short of it: Chongqing in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 141 mm · daylight 13 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
May in Chongqing brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 19°, with about 141 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 37 min in mid-May, 46 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 March and November.
Against its neighbours, Chongqing runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Huixing, 15 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Chongqing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 59 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuixingChongqing | 15 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 144 mm |
| ShuanglonghuChongqing | 18 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 143 mm |
| ShuangfengqiaoChongqing | 19 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 145 mm |
| JieshiChongqing | 20 km SSE | 27° | 19° | 143 mm |
| YudongChongqing | 20 km S | 27° | 19° | 141 mm |
| JiangbeiChongqing | 20 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 145 mm |
| BananChongqing | 20 km S | 27° | 19° | 141 mm |
| ShuituChongqing | 25 km NNW | 27° | 19° | 136 mm |