Hengyang Weather in May
Hengyang in May
The short of it: Hengyang in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 181 mm (7.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 181 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Hengyang an average May high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 181 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 28°, with nights near 20°. Wet spells are common — about 181 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-May, 41 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Hengyang runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Hongqiao, 52 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Hengyang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h