Yan’an climate

Yan’an Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 27°C on May 31, and lows from 7°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 40 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Yan’an, 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
25°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
40 mm
Reanalysis high
35°CMay 31, 2000
Reanalysis low
-4°CMay 1, 1991
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 28 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
14.8 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 123°C7°C33°C 2006-4°C 199118%
May 223°C7°C32°C 20200°C 199119%
May 323°C8°C33°C 19970°C 199420%
May 424°C8°C33°C 2000-1°C 201421%
May 524°C8°C29°C 20121°C 201421%
May 624°C8°C31°C 20083°C 199122%
May 723°C8°C32°C 19952°C 199123%
May 823°C8°C33°C 19953°C 199124%
May 924°C8°C31°C 20043°C 201423%
May 1024°C8°C30°C 20162°C 199522%
May 1124°C8°C32°C 20161°C 199622%
May 1224°C8°C32°C 20131°C 200820%
May 1324°C9°C32°C 20182°C 201920%
May 1424°C9°C30°C 19943°C 201220%
May 1525°C9°C31°C 20083°C 201220%
May 1625°C9°C33°C 20183°C 200420%
May 1725°C9°C32°C 19954°C 199219%
May 1825°C10°C31°C 19942°C 201018%
May 1925°C10°C31°C 20045°C 201018%
May 2026°C10°C33°C 20002°C 201919%
May 2126°C10°C34°C 20006°C 201519%
May 2226°C10°C34°C 20015°C 200618%
May 2326°C11°C32°C 19944°C 201118%
May 2426°C11°C33°C 19954°C 199818%
May 2527°C11°C34°C 20193°C 199819%
May 2627°C11°C32°C 19967°C 199821%
May 2727°C11°C34°C 20176°C 200622%
May 2827°C12°C34°C 19945°C 199822%
May 2927°C12°C33°C 19947°C 201924%
May 3027°C12°C34°C 20003°C 200825%
May 3127°C12°C35°C 20007°C 200126%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Yan’an, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 7:54 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.