Caotun Weather in May
Caotun in May
The short of it: Caotun in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 213 mm (8.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 22° · rain 213 mm · daylight 13 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Caotun an average May high of 28°, a low of 22° and some 213 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 213 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 17 min in mid-May, 36 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Caotun runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Zhongxing New Village, 2 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Caotun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 74 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhongxing New VillageTaiwan | 2 km S | 28° | 22° | 213 mm |
| NantouTaiwan | 7 km SSW | 28° | 22° | 257 mm |
| WufengTaiwan | 10 km N | 29° | 22° | 204 mm |
| YuanlinTaiwan | 12 km W | 29° | 23° | 180 mm |
| ShetouTaiwan | 13 km SW | 29° | 23° | 190 mm |
| YongjingTaiwan | 16 km WSW | 29° | 23° | 180 mm |
| Chang-huaTaiwan | 17 km NW | 29° | 22° | 194 mm |
| TianzhongTaiwan | 17 km SW | 29° | 22° | 198 mm |