Dandong Weather in May
Dandong in May
The short of it: Dandong in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (51 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 74 mm · daylight 14 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Dandong brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 22°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 23 min in mid-May, 70 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Dandong runs about middling and about as wet in May. Sinŭiju, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Dandong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinŭijuP'yŏngan-bukto | 3 km S | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |
| LangtoucunLiaoning | 11 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| UijuP'yŏngan-bukto | 14 km NE | 22° | 10° | 74 mm |
| YŏmjuP'yŏngan-bukto | 31 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 74 mm |
| SindoP'yŏngan-bukto | 39 km SSW | 20° | 11° | 72 mm |
| FengchengLiaoning | 45 km NW | 22° | 10° | 68 mm |
| Sakchu-ŭpP'yŏngan-bukto | 62 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 77 mm |
| KuandianLiaoning | 74 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 73 mm |