Dunhuang climate

Dunhuang Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Dunhuang, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 24°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 9°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 6 mm over about 0 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Dunhuang, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
12°C
Precipitation
6 mm
Reanalysis high
39°CMay 31, 2014
Reanalysis low
-1°CMay 6, 1991
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 49 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
20%
Dew point
-7°C
Wind
14.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 124°C9°C32°C 20202°C 20145%
May 224°C10°C31°C 19972°C 19945%
May 324°C10°C32°C 19981°C 20046%
May 424°C10°C33°C 19973°C 20176%
May 524°C10°C34°C 20091°C 19916%
May 624°C10°C33°C 2009-1°C 19916%
May 724°C10°C32°C 20042°C 19916%
May 824°C10°C33°C 20044°C 20206%
May 925°C10°C32°C 19933°C 20065%
May 1025°C10°C33°C 19944°C 20145%
May 1125°C11°C33°C 19993°C 20125%
May 1225°C11°C33°C 20183°C 20064%
May 1325°C11°C37°C 20183°C 19934%
May 1426°C11°C33°C 20184°C 20144%
May 1526°C11°C36°C 20025°C 19934%
May 1626°C11°C33°C 20086°C 20103%
May 1726°C12°C35°C 20114°C 20103%
May 1826°C12°C36°C 20076°C 20193%
May 1926°C12°C35°C 20074°C 20192%
May 2027°C12°C35°C 20015°C 19932%
May 2127°C12°C33°C 20134°C 19983%
May 2227°C13°C34°C 20007°C 20122%
May 2327°C13°C33°C 20004°C 20073%
May 2428°C13°C33°C 19966°C 20143%
May 2528°C13°C33°C 19967°C 20144%
May 2628°C14°C35°C 19968°C 20184%
May 2728°C14°C33°C 19969°C 20034%
May 2828°C14°C36°C 19969°C 20093%
May 2928°C14°C37°C 19969°C 20204%
May 3029°C15°C35°C 19949°C 20073%
May 3129°C15°C39°C 201410°C 19994%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Dunhuang, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

May 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 9:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.