Hsipaw Weather in May
Hsipaw in May
The short of it: Hsipaw in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 91° · low 71° · rain 5.3 in. · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Hsipaw an average May high of 91°, a low of 71° and some 5.3 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 91° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 5.3 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-May, 34 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Hsipaw runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Kyaukme, 18 mi to the WSW, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Hsipaw, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 1.7 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 3 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KyaukmeShan State | 18 mi WSW | 88° | 67° | 8.0 in. |
| NamtuShan State | 32 mi NNE | 88° | 67° | 6.3 in. |
| LashioShan State | 36 mi NE | 88° | 66° | 6.3 in. |
| MogokMandalay Region | 54 mi WNW | 81° | 62° | 13.5 in. |
| HsenwiShan State | 64 mi NE | 89° | 67° | 5.7 in. |
| Pyin Oo LwinMandalay Region | 67 mi SW | 85° | 66° | 9.6 in. |
| TangyanShan State | 70 mi E | 89° | 66° | 6.1 in. |
| KutkaiShan State | 71 mi NE | 83° | 61° | 7.1 in. |