Xiaoshan Weather in May
Xiaoshan in May
The short of it: Xiaoshan in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 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 27° · low 18° · rain 135 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Xiaoshan an average May high of 27°, a low of 18° and some 135 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 27°; nights run about 18°. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-May, 47 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, Xiaoshan runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Hangzhou, 17 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Xiaoshan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HangzhouZhejiang | 17 km NNW | 27° | 18° | 130 mm |
| TianduchengZhejiang | 25 km N | 26° | 17° | 126 mm |
| XingqiaoZhejiang | 26 km N | 27° | 17° | 126 mm |
| LinpingZhejiang | 29 km N | 27° | 17° | 124 mm |
| FuyangZhejiang | 32 km WSW | 27° | 18° | 138 mm |
| ShaoxingZhejiang | 36 km ESE | 27° | 18° | 132 mm |
| ChóngfúZhejiang | 44 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 118 mm |
| ZhujiZhejiang | 50 km S | 27° | 18° | 137 mm |