Shenzhen Weather in May
Shenzhen in May
The short of it: Shenzhen in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 202 mm (8.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 24° · rain 202 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
May in Shenzhen brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 24°, with about 202 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 24°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 202 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-May, 34 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Shenzhen runs about middling and drier than most in May. Shenzhen City Centre, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Shenzhen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 68 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen City CentreGuangdong | 1 km SE | 29° | 24° | 201 mm |
| Luohu DistrictGuangdong | 6 km E | 29° | 24° | 212 mm |
| FanlingNorth District | 9 km SE | 29° | 23° | 222 mm |
| Yuen Long Kau HuiYuen Long | 11 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Yuen LongYuen Long | 12 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Tin Shui WaiYuen Long | 12 km SW | 30° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Yuen Long San HuiYuen Long | 13 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Shap Pat HeungYuen Long | 14 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 210 mm |