Zhangye climate

Zhangye Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 20°C on May 1 to 25°C on May 31, and lows from 6°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 19 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 Zhangye, 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
22°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
19 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CMay 29, 1996
Reanalysis low
-4°CMay 3, 1994
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
30%
Dew point
-5°C
Wind
14.4 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 120°C6°C30°C 2020-3°C 199110%
May 220°C6°C29°C 1997-2°C 199410%
May 321°C6°C29°C 2003-4°C 199411%
May 421°C6°C30°C 1997-2°C 199412%
May 521°C6°C33°C 2009-2°C 201712%
May 621°C6°C31°C 2009-3°C 199112%
May 721°C6°C29°C 2009-2°C 199113%
May 821°C6°C31°C 20040°C 199113%
May 921°C6°C32°C 20070°C 201014%
May 1021°C7°C31°C 1994-1°C 199613%
May 1121°C7°C28°C 19990°C 202014%
May 1221°C7°C28°C 2001-4°C 201914%
May 1321°C7°C34°C 20181°C 200614%
May 1421°C7°C32°C 20182°C 201614%
May 1522°C7°C29°C 20081°C 201614%
May 1622°C7°C29°C 20082°C 200413%
May 1722°C8°C31°C 20112°C 201013%
May 1822°C8°C31°C 20071°C 201013%
May 1922°C8°C31°C 20171°C 201912%
May 2022°C8°C30°C 20004°C 199313%
May 2123°C8°C32°C 20012°C 201813%
May 2223°C9°C31°C 20003°C 201812%
May 2323°C9°C30°C 20002°C 199812%
May 2423°C9°C30°C 19960°C 199811%
May 2524°C9°C31°C 19964°C 201011%
May 2624°C10°C31°C 19963°C 201812%
May 2724°C10°C31°C 19966°C 200312%
May 2824°C10°C34°C 19965°C 200911%
May 2925°C10°C34°C 19964°C 200911%
May 3025°C10°C30°C 19947°C 201911%
May 3125°C11°C33°C 19946°C 202012%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Zhangye, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:37 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.