Turpan Weather in May
Turpan in May
The short of it: Turpan in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 14 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 19° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 14 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Turpan an average May high of 33°, a low of 19° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 38 min in mid-May, 77 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Turpan runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Ürümqi, 159 km to the NW, is 8° cooler by day.
May in Turpan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÜrümqiXinjiang | 159 km NW | 25° | 13° | 30 mm |
| KokdalaXinjiang | 170 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 9.0 mm |
| WujiaquXinjiang | 190 km NW | 27° | 15° | 21 mm |
| ChangjiXinjiang | 192 km NW | 27° | 14° | 23 mm |
| TewulikeXinjiang | 205 km WSW | 27° | 13° | 13 mm |
| BaluntaicunXinjiang | 235 km W | 19° | 6° | 26 mm |
| BohuXinjiang | 235 km WSW | 28° | 14° | 11 mm |
| YanqiXinjiang | 235 km WSW | 28° | 14° | 12 mm |