Sinwŏn-ŭp Weather in May
Sinwŏn-ŭp in May
The short of it: Sinwŏn-ŭp in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Sinwŏn-ŭp an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 84 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 11°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 14 min in mid-May, 65 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Sinwŏn-ŭp runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Ayang-ni, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Sinwŏn-ŭp, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 32 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayang-niSouth Hwanghae | 3 km ENE | 23° | 11° | 83 mm |
| HaejuSouth Hwanghae | 22 km S | 22° | 12° | 91 mm |
| Chaeryŏng-ŭpSouth Hwanghae | 22 km NW | 23° | 12° | 77 mm |
| Pyŏksŏng-ŭpSouth Hwanghae | 28 km SW | 22° | 11° | 85 mm |
| Sinch’ŏn-ŭpSouth Hwanghae | 28 km WNW | 23° | 12° | 75 mm |
| Sariwŏn-siNorth Hwanghae | 30 km N | 23° | 11° | 77 mm |
| Ch’ŏngdan-ŭpSouth Hwanghae | 33 km SSE | 22° | 12° | 89 mm |
| AnakNorth Hwanghae | 39 km NW | 22° | 11° | 75 mm |