Gaozhou Weather in May
Gaozhou in May
The short of it: Gaozhou in May averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 245 mm (9.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 245 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Gaozhou an average May high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 245 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 245 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-May, 33 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 December and November.
Against its neighbours, Gaozhou runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Maoming, 29 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gaozhou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 98 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaomingGuangdong | 29 km SSE | 31° | 24° | 242 mm |
| ShenzhenGuangdong | 40 km NE | 29° | 22° | 268 mm |
| HuazhouGuangdong | 43 km SW | 30° | 24° | 233 mm |
| XinyiGuangdong | 51 km N | 31° | 23° | 255 mm |
| WuchuanGuangdong | 52 km S | 31° | 24° | 230 mm |
| LianjiangGuangdong | 67 km WSW | 30° | 24° | 220 mm |
| ZhanjiangGuangdong | 90 km SSW | 31° | 25° | 224 mm |
| YashanGuangxi | 99 km WNW | 30° | 23° | 195 mm |