Xiaoshi Weather in May
Xiaoshi in May
The short of it: Xiaoshi in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 61 mm · daylight 14 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Xiaoshi an average May high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 61 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 29 min in mid-May, 73 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Xiaoshi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Benxi, 30 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Xiaoshi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenxiLiaoning | 30 km W | 22° | 10° | 58 mm |
| GongchanglingLiaoning | 60 km WSW | 21° | 10° | 55 mm |
| FushunLiaoning | 67 km NNW | 24° | 11° | 51 mm |
| DonglingLiaoning | 73 km NW | 24° | 11° | 47 mm |
| SujiatunLiaoning | 77 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 46 mm |
| ShenyangLiaoning | 79 km NW | 24° | 12° | 46 mm |
| KuandianLiaoning | 84 km SE | 22° | 9° | 73 mm |
| HushitaiLiaoning | 88 km NW | 24° | 11° | 46 mm |