Helong Weather in May
Helong in May
The short of it: Helong in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 6° · rain 63 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Helong an average May high of 20°, a low of 6° and some 63 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 20°, with nights near 6°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 76 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Helong runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Musan-ŭp, 39 km to the SSE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Helong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musan-ŭpNorth Hamgyong | 39 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 66 mm |
| LongjingJilin | 43 km NE | 20° | 7° | 62 mm |
| YanjiJilin | 57 km NE | 21° | 8° | 61 mm |
| HoeryŏngNorth Hamgyong | 62 km E | 19° | 7° | 69 mm |
| AntuJilin | 63 km N | 20° | 7° | 63 mm |
| Yŏnsa-ŭpNorth Hamgyong | 70 km S | 17° | 4° | 69 mm |
| Komusan Il-tongNorth Hamgyong | 75 km SE | 17° | 6° | 73 mm |
| Chang’anJilin | 77 km NE | 20° | 8° | 63 mm |