Shaping Weather in May
Shaping in May
The short of it: Shaping in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 150 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 41 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 26° · low 18° · rain 150 mm · daylight 13 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Shaping an average May high of 26°, a low of 18° and some 150 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 150 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 41 min in mid-May, 48 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, Shaping runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Huilong, 7 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Shaping, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 43 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuilongChongqing | 7 km NE | 26° | 18° | 148 mm |
| XinminChongqing | 10 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 152 mm |
| ZhoujiaChongqing | 12 km ESE | 26° | 18° | 151 mm |
| Yong’anChongqing | 15 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 154 mm |
| GuixiChongqing | 18 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 154 mm |
| PingjinChongqing | 18 km NE | 26° | 18° | 150 mm |
| YunlongChongqing | 20 km ENE | 26° | 18° | 152 mm |
| Gao’anChongqing | 21 km S | 26° | 18° | 156 mm |