Xiaoxi Weather in May
Xiaoxi in May
The short of it: Xiaoxi in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 185 mm (7.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 185 mm · daylight 13 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
May in Xiaoxi brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 185 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 26°; nights run about 17°. Wet spells are common — about 185 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 33 min in mid-May, 44 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 November and March.
Against its neighbours, Xiaoxi runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Qingxichang, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Xiaoxi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 63 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QingxichangChongqing | 3 km NNW | 26° | 17° | 185 mm |
| PingkaiChongqing | 10 km ENE | 26° | 18° | 186 mm |
| ZhonglingChongqing | 10 km SSE | 25° | 16° | 192 mm |
| ZhongheChongqing | 11 km NE | 26° | 18° | 186 mm |
| GuanzhouChongqing | 11 km ENE | 26° | 17° | 187 mm |
| AikouChongqing | 12 km WSW | 24° | 16° | 189 mm |
| GaotianChongqing | 14 km NNW | 25° | 16° | 185 mm |
| ShiyeChongqing | 14 km E | 26° | 17° | 188 mm |