Dianshui Weather in May
Dianshui in May
The short of it: Dianshui in May averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 16° · rain 174 mm · daylight 13 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Dianshui an average May high of 24°, a low of 16° and some 174 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 174 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 36 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Dianshui runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hanjia, 7 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dianshui, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 51 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanjiaChongqing | 7 km E | 25° | 17° | 172 mm |
| GaoguChongqing | 13 km N | 25° | 17° | 172 mm |
| ChangtanChongqing | 15 km ENE | 26° | 17° | 172 mm |
| LumingChongqing | 18 km N | 23° | 15° | 176 mm |
| XintianChongqing | 20 km ESE | 25° | 17° | 173 mm |
| JiangkouChongqing | 21 km WSW | 24° | 16° | 170 mm |
| HuoluChongqing | 24 km WNW | 24° | 16° | 173 mm |
| BaojiaChongqing | 28 km NE | 25° | 17° | 173 mm |