Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China: daytime highs average 23.3°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 04 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jincheng (80 km away). In May its highs average 24.4°C, 1.1°C warmer than Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China ranks joint 688th of 884 for the warmest May highs and joint 111th of 884 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 884 cities is 25.2°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 6.1 | 1.7 | 10.010 h |
| February | 5.7°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 11 | 2.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 11.5°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 17 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 35 | 5.7 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 23.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 44 | 6.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 26.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 65 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 134 | 14.7 | 14.414 h |
| August | 26.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 113 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| September | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 66 | 7.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 9.5°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 19 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 3.5°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 6.0 | 1.9 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Jincheng in MayChina · 80 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 48 mm rain
- Hecun in MayChina · 98 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Linshui in MayChina · 102 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Jiaozuo in MayChina · 106 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Anyang in MayChina · 115 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Hebi in MayChina · 118 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 16.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Xinxiang in MayChina · 127 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 15.5°C · 45 mm rain
- Xinzhi in MayChina · 130 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 37 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Changzhi) is explained once on the Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.