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 10°C on May 1 to 14°C on May 31, and lows from -5°C to -2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 56 mm over about 16 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.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
12°C
Average low
-3°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Reanalysis high
22°CMay 30, 1995
Reanalysis low
-9°CMay 7, 2017
Daylight
13 h 29 min to 14 h 10 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
-7°C
Wind
12.2 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 110°C-5°C16°C 1998-8°C 200230%
May 210°C-5°C16°C 1998-7°C 201430%
May 311°C-4°C16°C 1998-8°C 201731%
May 411°C-4°C18°C 1998-8°C 200733%
May 511°C-4°C18°C 2010-8°C 200534%
May 611°C-4°C19°C 2007-8°C 199136%
May 711°C-4°C17°C 1998-9°C 201738%
May 811°C-4°C15°C 2009-9°C 199139%
May 911°C-4°C17°C 1993-8°C 202041%
May 1011°C-4°C16°C 1993-7°C 201441%
May 1111°C-4°C17°C 2016-7°C 201841%
May 1211°C-4°C18°C 1995-8°C 201842%
May 1312°C-4°C17°C 2015-8°C 200644%
May 1412°C-4°C18°C 2000-7°C 199645%
May 1512°C-4°C17°C 2002-8°C 200445%
May 1612°C-4°C18°C 2002-8°C 201146%
May 1712°C-3°C20°C 1995-7°C 199947%
May 1812°C-3°C20°C 1995-6°C 201748%
May 1912°C-3°C20°C 1995-7°C 201450%
May 2013°C-3°C19°C 1995-6°C 200650%
May 2113°C-3°C21°C 2018-8°C 200650%
May 2213°C-3°C21°C 2007-6°C 201050%
May 2313°C-3°C21°C 2018-7°C 200252%
May 2413°C-3°C21°C 1995-6°C 200254%
May 2513°C-2°C20°C 1995-6°C 201755%
May 2613°C-2°C21°C 1995-6°C 201757%
May 2714°C-2°C21°C 1999-7°C 202058%
May 2814°C-2°C21°C 1995-5°C 202058%
May 2914°C-2°C21°C 1995-6°C 202058%
May 3014°C-2°C22°C 1995-6°C 201160%
May 3114°C-2°C22°C 1995-7°C 199961%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Yushu, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:35 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.