Kangding Weather in May
Kangding in May
The short of it: Kangding in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 87 mm · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & August
May in Kangding brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 min in mid-May, 47 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Kangding runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Ya'an, 100 km to the E, is 11° warmer by day.
May in Kangding, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 44 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h