China Weather in May
China in May
The short of it: China in May averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 255 mm (10.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 22° · rain 255 mm · daylight 13 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give China an average May high of 26°, a low of 22° and some 255 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 255 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 29 min in mid-May, 42 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 April and November.
Against its neighbours, China runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Wadomari, 10 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in China, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 78 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WadomariKagoshima | 10 km NE | 26° | 21° | 258 mm |
| ChabanaKagoshima | 35 km SSW | 26° | 22° | 254 mm |
| IsenKagoshima | 53 km NE | 26° | 20° | 275 mm |
| AmagiKagoshima | 63 km NNE | 26° | 20° | 269 mm |
| TokuwaseKagoshima | 66 km NE | 26° | 21° | 277 mm |
| IheyaOkinawa | 68 km WSW | 25° | 22° | 253 mm |
| KunigamiOkinawa | 75 km SSW | 25° | 21° | 258 mm |
| IzenaOkinawa | 78 km SW | 26° | 22° | 253 mm |