Lhasa Weather in May
Lhasa in May
The short of it: Lhasa in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 5° · rain 30 mm · daylight 13 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Lhasa an average May high of 19°, a low of 5° and some 30 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 5°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 38 min in mid-May, 46 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Lhasa runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Chéngguān Qū, 6 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lhasa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéngguān QūTibet | 6 km WSW | 19° | 5° | 30 mm |
| DoilungdêqênTibet | 10 km W | 19° | 5° | 29 mm |
| DagzêTibet | 24 km E | 18° | 4° | 29 mm |
| LhünzhubTibet | 31 km NNE | 18° | 4° | 31 mm |
| QuxuTibet | 48 km SW | 19° | 5° | 29 mm |
| DêqênTibet | 51 km NW | 16° | 2° | 28 mm |
| MaizhokunggarTibet | 64 km ENE | 17° | 3° | 29 mm |
| LhokaTibet | 79 km SE | 17° | 4° | 24 mm |