Shencang Weather in May
Shencang in May
The short of it: Shencang in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 2° · rain 79 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & July
May in Shencang brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 2°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and July.
Against its neighbours, Shencang runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Zhuoluo, 4 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shencang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 37 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Jan–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZhuoluoGansu | 4 km W | 16° | 3° | 79 mm |
| ChangchuanGansu | 5 km ESE | 15° | 2° | 80 mm |
| Lintan ChengguanzhenGansu | 6 km SSW | 16° | 3° | 80 mm |
| AzitanGansu | 7 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 80 mm |
| GuzhanGansu | 9 km WSW | 16° | 3° | 79 mm |
| YangyongGansu | 13 km SE | 17° | 3° | 80 mm |
| QiagaiGansu | 14 km NNE | 13° | 1° | 79 mm |
| Ka'erqinGansu | 14 km S | 16° | 4° | 81 mm |