Guiyang Weather in May
Guiyang in May
The short of it: Guiyang in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 162 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 16° · rain 162 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
May in Guiyang brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 16°, with about 162 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 162 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-May, 41 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; the finest months here are November and March.
Against its neighbours, Guiyang runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Yangliujie, 82 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Guiyang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 75 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YangliujieGuizhou | 82 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 183 mm |
| AnshunGuizhou | 86 km WSW | 24° | 15° | 159 mm |
| DuyunGuizhou | 87 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 186 mm |
| XiaoweizhaiGuizhou | 91 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 187 mm |
| BiboGuizhou | 91 km E | 24° | 16° | 181 mm |
| LushanGuizhou | 106 km E | 24° | 16° | 182 mm |
| XiasiGuizhou | 106 km E | 25° | 17° | 182 mm |
| DafengdongGuizhou | 110 km E | 24° | 16° | 181 mm |