Xihe Weather in May
Xihe in May
The short of it: Xihe in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 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 17° · rain 113 mm · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Xihe an average May high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 113 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 27°, with nights near 17°. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-May, 50 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, Xihe runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Suizhou, 10 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Xihe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuizhouHubei | 10 km WNW | 27° | 18° | 113 mm |
| GuangshuiHubei | 51 km E | 26° | 17° | 118 mm |
| AnluHubei | 52 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 125 mm |
| XinyangHenan | 75 km NE | 27° | 17° | 101 mm |
| Yunmeng ChengguanzhenHubei | 75 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 138 mm |
| XinshiHubei | 77 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 128 mm |
| ChengzhongHubei | 83 km S | 27° | 18° | 139 mm |
| ZaoyangHubei | 83 km NW | 27° | 17° | 104 mm |