Xiaolongmen Weather in May
Xiaolongmen in May
The short of it: Xiaolongmen in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 198 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 18° · rain 198 mm · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & November
Thirty years of records give Xiaolongmen an average May high of 26°, a low of 18° and some 198 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 26°; nights run about 18°. Wet spells are common — about 198 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-May, 43 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 September and November.
Against its neighbours, Xiaolongmen runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Anping, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Xiaolongmen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 52 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnpingHunan | 8 km NNW | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |
| HuaqiaoHunan | 11 km S | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |
| HuomachongHunan | 11 km NE | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |
| XianrenwanHunan | 17 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 204 mm |
| TanwanHunan | 18 km N | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |
| LuyangHunan | 21 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 199 mm |
| Longtou’anHunan | 23 km SE | 26° | 18° | 195 mm |
| XiuxiHunan | 24 km NE | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |