Shitan Weather in May
Shitan in May
The short of it: Shitan in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 36 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 25° · low 16° · rain 154 mm · daylight 13 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Shitan an average May high of 25°, a low of 16° and some 154 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 154 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 36 min in mid-May, 46 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, Shitan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Jielong, 13 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Shitan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 61 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JielongChongqing | 13 km NW | 26° | 18° | 149 mm |
| SanjiaoChongqing | 20 km SW | 26° | 18° | 149 mm |
| NanchuanChongqing | 21 km E | 26° | 17° | 156 mm |
| WanshengChongqing | 24 km S | 26° | 17° | 153 mm |
| NantongChongqing | 26 km S | 27° | 18° | 151 mm |
| GunanChongqing | 29 km SW | 27° | 18° | 147 mm |
| NanpengChongqing | 29 km NW | 26° | 18° | 144 mm |
| ShijiaoChongqing | 31 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 150 mm |