Qiantang Weather in May
Qiantang in May
The short of it: Qiantang in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °F), with 126 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 126 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
May in Qiantang brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 19°, with about 126 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 126 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-May, 47 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 March and November.
Against its neighbours, Qiantang runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Yunmen, 11 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Qiantang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 48 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YunmenChongqing | 11 km S | 27° | 19° | 127 mm |
| DashiChongqing | 14 km SW | 27° | 19° | 123 mm |
| LongshiChongqing | 14 km ENE | 26° | 18° | 130 mm |
| SanmiaoChongqing | 19 km WNW | 27° | 19° | 119 mm |
| ShuangfengChongqing | 21 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 133 mm |
| DiaoyuchengChongqing | 21 km SSW | 27° | 19° | 126 mm |
| YangchengChongqing | 21 km SSW | 27° | 19° | 126 mm |
| HechuanChongqing | 22 km SSW | 27° | 19° | 126 mm |