Daocheng Weather in May
Daocheng in May
The short of it: Daocheng in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 1° · rain 53 mm · daylight 13 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Daocheng an average May high of 15°, a low of 1° and some 53 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 5th 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 layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Daocheng runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Yongning, 139 km to the SSE, is 7° warmer by day.
May in Daocheng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Jan–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YongningYunnan | 139 km SSE | 22° | 9° | 51 mm |
| Shangri-LaYunnan | 147 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 50 mm |
| HongqiaoYunnan | 185 km SSE | 23° | 10° | 52 mm |
| KangdingSichuan | 193 km NE | 16° | 4° | 87 mm |
| JudianYunnan | 203 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 53 mm |
| DaxingYunnan | 205 km SSE | 24° | 11° | 51 mm |
| XinyingpanYunnan | 217 km SSE | 20° | 7° | 56 mm |
| XichangSichuan | 230 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 76 mm |