Thang Weather in May
Thang in May
The short of it: Thang in May averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low -1° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Thang an average May high of 11°, a low of -1° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 11°, with nights near -1°. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Thang runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Yougu, 64 km to the WNW, is 9° warmer by day.
May in Thang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 64 km WNW | 19° | 6° | 16 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 74 km SW | 20° | 6° | 23 mm |
| PitukLadakh | 111 km SE | 19° | 5° | 8.0 mm |
| LehLadakh | 111 km SE | 17° | 4° | 8.0 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 113 km WNW | 24° | 9° | 30 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 116 km SE | 20° | 5° | 9.0 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 163 km S | 15° | 2° | 23 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 169 km SW | 20° | 9° | 101 mm |