Yushu Weather in May
Yushu in May
The short of it: Yushu in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 0° · rain 62 mm · daylight 13 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & July
Thirty years of records give Yushu an average May high of 13°, a low of 0° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 13°, nights near 0°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 51 min in mid-May, 53 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and July.
Against its neighbours, Yushu runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Gengqing, 198 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Yushu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 46 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GengqingSichuan | 198 km SE | 16° | 2° | 63 mm |
| QamdoTibet | 209 km S | 18° | 4° | 55 mm |
| Maqin CountyQinghai | 341 km ENE | 12° | -1° | 64 mm |
| Oula XiumaGansu | 405 km ENE | 12° | -1° | 77 mm |
| GuōlèmùdéQinghai | 430 km NNW | 19° | 5° | 4.0 mm |
| BayiTibet | 449 km SW | 18° | 6° | 74 mm |
| NyingchiTibet | 450 km SW | 18° | 6° | 74 mm |
| QabqaQinghai | 492 km NE | 18° | 3° | 49 mm |