Zhoushan Weather in May
Zhoushan in May
The short of it: Zhoushan in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 17° · rain 111 mm · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Zhoushan an average May high of 24°, a low of 17° and some 111 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 24°; nights run about 17°. Wet spells are common — about 111 mm, the 4th 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Zhoushan runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Shenjiamen, 10 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Zhoushan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShenjiamenZhejiang | 10 km ESE | 23° | 17° | 110 mm |
| ZhaobaoshanZhejiang | 50 km W | 26° | 17° | 114 mm |
| NingboZhejiang | 64 km W | 26° | 18° | 119 mm |
| FenghuaZhejiang | 85 km WSW | 25° | 17° | 126 mm |
| CixiZhejiang | 95 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 116 mm |
| YuyaoZhejiang | 102 km W | 26° | 17° | 122 mm |
| NinghaiZhejiang | 108 km SW | 25° | 17° | 128 mm |
| FengxiangShanghai | 120 km NW | 25° | 17° | 87 mm |