Lijiang Weather in May
Lijiang in May
The short of it: Lijiang in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 11° · rain 49 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & May
May in Lijiang brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 11°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 8th 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and May.
Against its neighbours, Lijiang runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Huangshan, 5 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Lijiang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 21 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h