Jiahe Weather in May
Jiahe in May
The short of it: Jiahe in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 86 mm · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Jiahe an average May high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 min in mid-May, 55 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Jiahe runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Tanchang Chengguanzhen, 5 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Jiahe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 40 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanchang ChengguanzhenGansu | 5 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 86 mm |
| ChelaGansu | 8 km ESE | 18° | 6° | 87 mm |
| Lichuan ZhenGansu | 18 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| XinghuaGansu | 19 km E | 17° | 5° | 89 mm |
| Hadapu ZhenGansu | 21 km NW | 18° | 6° | 88 mm |
| NanyangGansu | 29 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| HanyuanGansu | 32 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 87 mm |
| FengdieGansu | 34 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 83 mm |