Shawan Weather in May
Shawan in May
The short of it: Shawan in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 80 mm · daylight 13 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
May in Shawan brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 53 min in mid-May, 54 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 April and March.
Against its neighbours, Shawan runs about middling and drier than most in May. Lianghekou, 10 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shawan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 35 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LianghekouGansu | 10 km NW | 21° | 9° | 78 mm |
| JiaogongGansu | 10 km SE | 23° | 11° | 71 mm |
| XinzhaiGansu | 11 km E | 19° | 8° | 85 mm |
| QugaonaGansu | 22 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 84 mm |
| PuchiGansu | 25 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 81 mm |
| Zhouqu ChengguanzhenGansu | 25 km NW | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |
| MayingGansu | 26 km E | 16° | 5° | 94 mm |
| LiangshuiGansu | 31 km SE | 23° | 12° | 70 mm |