Rikaze Weather in May
Rikaze in May
The short of it: Rikaze in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 23 mm (0.91 in) of rain and about 13 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 3° · rain 23 mm · daylight 13 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Rikaze an average May high of 18°, a low of 3° and some 23 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 23 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 36 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, Rikaze runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Dêqên, 194 km to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Rikaze, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DêqênTibet | 194 km ENE | 16° | 2° | 28 mm |
| DoilungdêqênTibet | 209 km ENE | 19° | 5° | 29 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 212 km SSE | 21° | 10° | 86 mm |
| Chéngguān QūTibet | 214 km ENE | 19° | 5° | 30 mm |
| GangtokSikkim | 216 km S | 27° | 18° | 255 mm |
| LhasaTibet | 219 km ENE | 19° | 5° | 30 mm |
| LhünzhubTibet | 241 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 31 mm |
| DārjilingWest Bengal | 254 km SSW | 24° | 15° | 207 mm |