Shantou Weather in May
Shantou in May
The short of it: Shantou in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 169 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 22° · rain 169 mm · daylight 13 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Shantou an average May high of 28°, a low of 22° and some 169 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 169 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 15 min in mid-May, 35 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Shantou runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Anbu, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Shantou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnbuGuangdong | 10 km N | 29° | 22° | 175 mm |
| ChenghuaGuangdong | 15 km NE | 28° | 22° | 171 mm |
| HaimenGuangdong | 19 km SSW | 28° | 22° | 161 mm |
| ChaozhouGuangdong | 34 km N | 29° | 22° | 176 mm |
| JieyangGuangdong | 38 km WNW | 29° | 22° | 177 mm |
| HuanggangGuangdong | 49 km NE | 28° | 22° | 157 mm |
| PuningGuangdong | 52 km W | 29° | 22° | 168 mm |
| HuichengGuangdong | 53 km SW | 29° | 23° | 152 mm |