Gaolou Weather in May
Gaolou in May
The short of it: Gaolou in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 77 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Gaolou an average May high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 77 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Gaolou runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Yuanyang, 9 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gaolou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h