Linkou Weather in May
Linkou in May
The short of it: Linkou in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 210 mm (8.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 18° · rain 210 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Linkou an average May high of 26°, a low of 18° and some 210 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 26°; nights run about 18°. Wet spells are common — about 210 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-May, 40 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Linkou runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Shuangjiang, 18 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Linkou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 64 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShuangjiangHunan | 18 km SW | 25° | 17° | 211 mm |
| Chang’anyingHunan | 23 km E | 22° | 15° | 230 mm |
| XianxiHunan | 24 km WNW | 26° | 18° | 202 mm |
| LongchengHunan | 25 km SSW | 25° | 17° | 222 mm |
| YatunpuHunan | 26 km WSW | 26° | 18° | 211 mm |
| DiyangpingHunan | 26 km W | 26° | 18° | 204 mm |
| Le’anpu MiaozudongzuxiangHunan | 28 km N | 25° | 17° | 206 mm |
| JiangtousiHunan | 33 km ESE | 22° | 14° | 240 mm |