Ya'an Weather in May
Ya'an in May
The short of it: Ya'an in May averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 18° · rain 117 mm · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Ya'an an average May high of 26°, a low of 18° and some 117 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 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 March and November.
Against its neighbours, Ya'an runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Linqiong, 65 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ya'an, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 40 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h