Jiayuguan climate

Jiayuguan Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Jiayuguan, 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 8°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 9 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jiayuguan, 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
11°C
Precipitation
9 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CMay 31, 2014
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 12, 2019
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
23%
Dew point
-6°C
Wind
16.2 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°C8°C33°C 2020-1°C 19916%
May 224°C9°C32°C 19970°C 19916%
May 324°C9°C32°C 1997-1°C 19946%
May 424°C9°C33°C 19972°C 19947%
May 524°C9°C34°C 20091°C 20177%
May 624°C9°C30°C 2009-1°C 19917%
May 724°C9°C31°C 20042°C 19968%
May 824°C9°C34°C 20044°C 20208%
May 924°C9°C33°C 19932°C 20107%
May 1024°C10°C32°C 19991°C 19967%
May 1125°C10°C33°C 19991°C 19967%
May 1225°C10°C33°C 2001-2°C 20197%
May 1325°C10°C37°C 20184°C 20067%
May 1425°C10°C33°C 20183°C 20167%
May 1525°C10°C33°C 20085°C 20166%
May 1625°C11°C33°C 20086°C 19926%
May 1726°C11°C36°C 20115°C 20106%
May 1826°C11°C36°C 20074°C 20197%
May 1926°C11°C34°C 20171°C 20196%
May 2026°C12°C35°C 20046°C 19936%
May 2127°C12°C34°C 20145°C 20026%
May 2227°C12°C34°C 20005°C 20166%
May 2327°C12°C34°C 20005°C 19986%
May 2427°C13°C33°C 19964°C 19987%
May 2527°C13°C35°C 19966°C 19997%
May 2628°C13°C35°C 19966°C 20107%
May 2728°C13°C36°C 19968°C 20197%
May 2828°C14°C37°C 19968°C 20098%
May 2928°C14°C36°C 19966°C 20098%
May 3029°C14°C34°C 20149°C 20208%
May 3129°C14°C38°C 20149°C 19998%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Jiayuguan, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:48 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.