Datong climate

Datong Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Datong, 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 26°C on May 31, and lows from 3°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 37 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 Datong, 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
23°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
37 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CMay 27, 2017
Reanalysis low
-5°CMay 1, 1991
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 49 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
42%
Dew point
0°C
Wind
15.5 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°C3°C33°C 2020-5°C 199118%
May 221°C3°C34°C 2020-4°C 199120%
May 321°C4°C30°C 1997-2°C 199520%
May 421°C4°C30°C 2012-5°C 199521%
May 521°C4°C30°C 1997-4°C 201421%
May 621°C4°C31°C 2012-3°C 200522%
May 721°C4°C30°C 2012-3°C 199122%
May 821°C4°C29°C 2004-3°C 200523%
May 921°C5°C31°C 2004-1°C 201022%
May 1021°C5°C29°C 1993-4°C 199522%
May 1122°C5°C31°C 2016-2°C 201022%
May 1222°C5°C31°C 1999-2°C 200822%
May 1322°C5°C31°C 1999-3°C 201921%
May 1422°C6°C34°C 20180°C 201220%
May 1522°C6°C30°C 19940°C 201621%
May 1623°C6°C32°C 20180°C 199222%
May 1723°C6°C31°C 20170°C 200920%
May 1823°C7°C32°C 20170°C 200721%
May 1924°C7°C32°C 20011°C 199920%
May 2024°C7°C32°C 20010°C 201921%
May 2124°C7°C33°C 2001-1°C 201121%
May 2224°C7°C34°C 20010°C 201120%
May 2325°C8°C34°C 20012°C 201720%
May 2425°C8°C33°C 2000-2°C 199820%
May 2525°C8°C32°C 20192°C 199820%
May 2625°C8°C32°C 20153°C 199521%
May 2725°C8°C34°C 20173°C 199420%
May 2826°C9°C33°C 20171°C 199821%
May 2926°C9°C33°C 20141°C 199822%
May 3026°C9°C34°C 20141°C 200824%
May 3126°C9°C33°C 20024°C 199724%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Datong, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 7:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:00 AM, sunset 7:49 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.