Jilin Weather in May
Jilin in May
The short of it: Jilin in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 43 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 21° · low 8° · rain 60 mm · daylight 14 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Jilin an average May high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 60 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 21°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 43 min in mid-May, 80 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Jilin runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Jishu, 56 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Jilin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JishuJilin | 56 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 58 mm |
| JiaoheJilin | 64 km ESE | 21° | 7° | 57 mm |
| JiutaiJilin | 68 km WNW | 22° | 9° | 52 mm |
| ShulanJilin | 70 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 56 mm |
| FateJilin | 71 km N | 22° | 9° | 53 mm |
| YantongshanJilin | 76 km SW | 22° | 8° | 58 mm |
| ShuangyangJilin | 81 km WSW | 22° | 9° | 54 mm |
| DehuiJilin | 103 km NW | 23° | 10° | 48 mm |