Shixing Weather in May
Shixing in May
The short of it: Shixing in May averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 218 mm (8.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 21° · rain 218 mm · daylight 13 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & December
May in Shixing brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 21°, with about 218 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 29°, with nights near 21°. Wet spells are common — about 218 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 21 min in mid-May, 38 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 October and December.
Against its neighbours, Shixing runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Xiongzhou, 30 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Shixing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 46 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XiongzhouGuangdong | 30 km NE | 29° | 21° | 211 mm |
| ShaoguanGuangdong | 51 km WSW | 29° | 21° | 213 mm |
| MabaGuangdong | 56 km WSW | 30° | 21° | 218 mm |
| LechengGuangdong | 75 km WNW | 29° | 21° | 186 mm |
| GanzhouJiangxi | 133 km NE | 29° | 21° | 188 mm |
| ChenzhouHunan | 140 km NW | 28° | 20° | 169 mm |
| HeyuanGuangdong | 149 km SSE | 30° | 22° | 271 mm |
| LianzhouGuangdong | 172 km W | 29° | 21° | 207 mm |