Yanmen Weather in May
Yanmen in May
The short of it: Yanmen in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 198 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 198 mm · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
May in Yanmen brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 18°, with about 198 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 27°; nights run about 18°. Wet spells are common — about 198 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-May, 43 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 December.
Against its neighbours, Yanmen runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Shuidatian, 13 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Yanmen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 62 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShuidatianHunan | 13 km W | 26° | 18° | 196 mm |
| FenghuangHunan | 16 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 198 mm |
| LanliHunan | 18 km ENE | 27° | 18° | 198 mm |
| JiangkouxuHunan | 18 km S | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |
| JinheHunan | 20 km SW | 26° | 18° | 193 mm |
| HeshuiHunan | 23 km NE | 26° | 18° | 201 mm |
| Huangjin’aoHunan | 30 km SE | 26° | 18° | 198 mm |
| YaoshiHunan | 32 km SW | 26° | 17° | 194 mm |