Qabqa Weather in May
Qabqa in May
The short of it: Qabqa in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 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 18° · low 3° · rain 49 mm · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Qabqa an average May high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 49 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 min in mid-May, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Qabqa runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Xihai, 73 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Qabqa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 35 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XihaiQinghai | 73 km NNE | 16° | 1° | 56 mm |
| SanjiaochengQinghai | 76 km NNE | 16° | 1° | 56 mm |
| Xihai TownQinghai | 79 km NNE | 15° | 1° | 55 mm |
| LusharQinghai | 88 km ENE | 17° | 3° | 53 mm |
| DuobaQinghai | 92 km ENE | 19° | 5° | 50 mm |
| Ha’ergai DaduiQinghai | 109 km N | 14° | 0° | 46 mm |
| XiningQinghai | 109 km ENE | 20° | 6° | 47 mm |
| QiaotouQinghai | 119 km NE | 18° | 4° | 51 mm |