Shihao Weather in May
Shihao in May
The short of it: Shihao in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 156 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 33 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 24° · low 15° · rain 156 mm · daylight 13 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Shihao an average May high of 24°, a low of 15° and some 156 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 156 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 33 min in mid-May, 44 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, Shihao runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Datong, 6 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shihao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 66 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DatongChongqing | 6 km NNW | 26° | 17° | 155 mm |
| AnwenChongqing | 17 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 154 mm |
| DingshanGuizhou | 21 km NNW | 24° | 16° | 152 mm |
| GanshuiChongqing | 23 km N | 26° | 18° | 152 mm |
| DongxiChongqing | 25 km N | 26° | 18° | 151 mm |
| BailinChongqing | 31 km NW | 24° | 16° | 150 mm |
| GuanbaChongqing | 31 km NNE | 25° | 17° | 154 mm |
| FuhuanChongqing | 33 km NNE | 25° | 17° | 153 mm |