Shoushan Weather in May
Shoushan in May
The short of it: Shoushan in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 216 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 15° · rain 216 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Shoushan an average May high of 23°, a low of 15° and some 216 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 216 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 28 min in mid-May, 41 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 October and November.
Against its neighbours, Shoushan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Shuangxi, 14 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Shoushan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 62 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h