Shigang Weather in May
Shigang in May
The short of it: Shigang in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 143 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 143 mm · daylight 13 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Shigang an average May high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 143 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 143 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 43 min in mid-May, 49 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Shigang runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Kangle, 7 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Shigang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 36 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KangleChongqing | 7 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 145 mm |
| DashuChongqing | 9 km NNW | 24° | 15° | 143 mm |
| ZhuyiChongqing | 12 km S | 27° | 17° | 149 mm |
| QinglianChongqing | 14 km WNW | 23° | 14° | 148 mm |
| FenheChongqing | 15 km E | 25° | 15° | 145 mm |
| Yong’anChongqing | 16 km SE | 27° | 17° | 147 mm |
| GongpingChongqing | 16 km W | 25° | 15° | 146 mm |
| AnpingChongqing | 19 km S | 27° | 17° | 150 mm |