Yushu climate

Yushu Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 18°C on May 1 to 25°C on May 31, and lows from 3°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 56 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Yushu, 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
7°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CMay 24, 2019
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 8, 2003
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 15 h 20 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
18.4 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 118°C3°C30°C 2015-1°C 199922%
May 219°C4°C29°C 20170°C 199122%
May 319°C4°C28°C 2017-1°C 199622%
May 419°C4°C29°C 2019-1°C 199924%
May 519°C5°C28°C 20091°C 199626%
May 620°C5°C28°C 2009-2°C 199527%
May 720°C5°C29°C 2000-1°C 200528%
May 820°C5°C30°C 2013-2°C 200329%
May 920°C6°C28°C 20170°C 201529%
May 1020°C6°C31°C 20190°C 199229%
May 1120°C6°C31°C 2019-1°C 199530%
May 1221°C7°C31°C 20011°C 199531%
May 1321°C7°C33°C 20011°C 201630%
May 1421°C7°C32°C 19983°C 200329%
May 1522°C8°C33°C 19982°C 201130%
May 1622°C8°C33°C 19963°C 199431%
May 1722°C8°C30°C 20014°C 199431%
May 1823°C8°C32°C 20172°C 199432%
May 1923°C9°C30°C 20024°C 199432%
May 2023°C9°C33°C 19914°C 201131%
May 2123°C9°C33°C 19982°C 201132%
May 2223°C9°C30°C 19993°C 199332%
May 2324°C9°C31°C 20153°C 199332%
May 2424°C9°C36°C 20194°C 199333%
May 2524°C10°C33°C 20192°C 199334%
May 2624°C10°C29°C 20133°C 199934%
May 2724°C10°C34°C 19933°C 199536%
May 2825°C10°C33°C 19964°C 199937%
May 2925°C10°C34°C 19965°C 199537%
May 3025°C11°C33°C 19925°C 199537%
May 3125°C11°C34°C 20146°C 199440%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Yushu, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 4:24 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
May 31
sunrise 3:52 AM, sunset 7:12 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.