Foshan Weather in May
Foshan in May
The short of it: Foshan in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 218 mm (8.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 218 mm · daylight 13 h 14 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Foshan an average May high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 218 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 218 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 14 min in mid-May, 35 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Foshan runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Nanhai, 1 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Foshan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 62 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanhaiGuangdong | 1 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 218 mm |
| ShiwanGuangdong | 6 km WSW | 30° | 23° | 221 mm |
| GuangzhouGuangdong | 16 km NE | 30° | 23° | 215 mm |
| DaliangGuangdong | 24 km SSE | 29° | 23° | 221 mm |
| ShiqiaoGuangdong | 25 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 217 mm |
| SanshuiGuangdong | 28 km WNW | 30° | 23° | 228 mm |
| DashaGuangdong | 33 km ENE | 30° | 23° | 210 mm |
| ShapingGuangdong | 34 km SSW | 29° | 23° | 244 mm |