Zhanjiang Weather in May
Zhanjiang in May
The short of it: Zhanjiang in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 224 mm (8.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 25° · rain 224 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Zhanjiang an average May high of 31°, a low of 25° and some 224 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 224 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-May, 32 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Zhanjiang runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Wuchuan, 46 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Zhanjiang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 111 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WuchuanGuangdong | 46 km ENE | 31° | 24° | 230 mm |
| LianjiangGuangdong | 47 km NNW | 30° | 24° | 220 mm |
| HuazhouGuangdong | 49 km NNE | 30° | 24° | 233 mm |
| MaomingGuangdong | 73 km NE | 31° | 24° | 242 mm |
| ShankouGuangxi | 80 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 194 mm |
| ShatianGuangxi | 82 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 192 mm |
| GaozhouGuangdong | 90 km NNE | 30° | 24° | 245 mm |
| BaishaGuangxi | 91 km NW | 30° | 24° | 192 mm |