Shanghe Weather in May
Shanghe in May
The short of it: Shanghe in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 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 114 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Shanghe an average May high of 27°, a low of 19° and some 114 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 114 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, Shanghe runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Zitong, 10 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Shanghe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZitongChongqing | 10 km W | 27° | 19° | 109 mm |
| TaiheChongqing | 13 km ESE | 27° | 19° | 119 mm |
| ShuangjiangChongqing | 19 km WNW | 27° | 19° | 107 mm |
| GuxiChongqing | 20 km NNW | 27° | 18° | 111 mm |
| SanmiaoChongqing | 20 km ENE | 27° | 19° | 119 mm |
| TangbaChongqing | 21 km SW | 27° | 19° | 109 mm |
| BaiziChongqing | 23 km WSW | 27° | 19° | 106 mm |
| YanwoChongqing | 23 km NE | 26° | 18° | 117 mm |