Xining climate

Xining Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Xining, 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 21°C on May 31, and lows from 1°C to 6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 56 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Xining, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
19°C
Average low
3°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CMay 11, 2016
Reanalysis low
-7°CMay 3, 2004
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
-2°C
Wind
10.1 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°C1°C25°C 2006-7°C 199126%
May 219°C1°C27°C 1992-6°C 200427%
May 319°C2°C24°C 1998-7°C 200428%
May 419°C2°C29°C 1998-4°C 200428%
May 519°C2°C26°C 2008-3°C 200530%
May 619°C2°C27°C 2011-3°C 199131%
May 719°C2°C29°C 2011-5°C 199133%
May 819°C2°C25°C 2004-4°C 199133%
May 919°C2°C28°C 2007-3°C 201334%
May 1019°C2°C28°C 1993-3°C 200633%
May 1119°C2°C29°C 2016-5°C 201533%
May 1219°C2°C26°C 2000-3°C 201133%
May 1319°C3°C27°C 2000-5°C 199333%
May 1419°C3°C28°C 2018-3°C 200633%
May 1519°C3°C28°C 2018-2°C 199334%
May 1619°C3°C24°C 2008-4°C 199335%
May 1719°C3°C27°C 1995-2°C 199237%
May 1819°C3°C27°C 2007-3°C 199238%
May 1919°C3°C29°C 2007-1°C 200539%
May 2019°C4°C27°C 2012-1°C 199338%
May 2120°C4°C29°C 1991-2°C 199538%
May 2220°C4°C28°C 1991-2°C 201137%
May 2320°C4°C26°C 2014-2°C 201637%
May 2420°C4°C26°C 2010-2°C 199839%
May 2520°C4°C25°C 19961°C 202039%
May 2620°C5°C27°C 20130°C 201941%
May 2720°C5°C25°C 2011-1°C 202041%
May 2821°C5°C26°C 19951°C 202040%
May 2921°C5°C27°C 19961°C 202040%
May 3021°C5°C27°C 20052°C 200139%
May 3121°C6°C28°C 20142°C 201039%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Xining, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:25 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.