Shimen Weather in May
Shimen in May
The short of it: Shimen in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 133 mm · daylight 13 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
May in Shimen brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 19°, with about 133 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 36 min in mid-May, 45 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Shimen runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Baisha, 9 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Shimen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 60 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaishaChongqing | 9 km ESE | 27° | 19° | 134 mm |
| YouxiChongqing | 16 km NE | 27° | 19° | 133 mm |
| ShimaChongqing | 16 km SW | 26° | 19° | 133 mm |
| ZhutuoChongqing | 20 km WSW | 27° | 19° | 130 mm |
| LishiChongqing | 22 km E | 27° | 19° | 136 mm |
| ChenshiChongqing | 24 km N | 27° | 19° | 129 mm |
| DeganChongqing | 28 km NE | 27° | 19° | 133 mm |
| XianfengChongqing | 29 km ENE | 27° | 19° | 136 mm |