Climate averages 1991–2020
Shizilu weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th 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 Shizilu: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 71 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 00 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Linyi (46 km away). In May its highs average 25.9°C, 0.7°C warmer than Shizilu, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shizilu ranks joint 551st of 884 for the warmest May highs and joint 344th of 884 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 884 cities is 25.2°C; Shizilu is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 71 mm to 95 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
Shizilu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 14 | 2.7 | 10.110 h |
| February | 7.7°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 19 | 3.5 | 10.911 h |
| March | 13.2°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 29 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.0°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 40 | 5.8 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 25.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 71 | 6.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 28.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 95 | 7.8 | 14.514 h |
| July | 29.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 226 | 14.5 | 14.314 h |
| August | 29.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 180 | 14.2 | 13.513 h |
| September | 25.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 81 | 7.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 20.3°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 31 | 4.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.1°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 30 | 4.4 | 10.410 h |
| December | 6.4°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 14 | 2.8 | 9.810 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
- Linyi in MayChina · 46 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.3°C · 74 mm rain
- Rizhao in MayChina · 69 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Yishui in MayChina · 71 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 63 mm rain
- Lianyungang in MayChina · 73 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 74 mm rain
- Feicheng, China in MayChina · 79 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 73 mm rain
- Xinyi, China in MayChina · 98 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 74 mm rain
- Jiayue in MayChina · 100 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Tiefu in MayChina · 101 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 73 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 Shizilu) is explained once on the Shizilu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.