Taiyuan climate

Taiyuan Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 22°C on May 1 to 27°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 11°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 Taiyuan, 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
8°C
Precipitation
37 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CMay 28, 2017
Reanalysis low
-5°CMay 1, 1991
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
14.4 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 122°C5°C33°C 2020-5°C 199114%
May 223°C6°C34°C 2020-2°C 199116%
May 323°C6°C34°C 2020-1°C 199516%
May 423°C6°C31°C 2000-2°C 199519%
May 523°C6°C29°C 2012-2°C 201418%
May 623°C6°C30°C 20080°C 199119%
May 723°C6°C30°C 20070°C 199120%
May 823°C7°C30°C 19950°C 199620%
May 923°C7°C31°C 20042°C 201020%
May 1023°C7°C29°C 2012-1°C 199520%
May 1123°C7°C32°C 20160°C 201520%
May 1223°C7°C31°C 1999-1°C 200819%
May 1324°C7°C32°C 2018-2°C 201919%
May 1424°C8°C32°C 20182°C 201219%
May 1524°C8°C32°C 19942°C 201219%
May 1624°C8°C33°C 20183°C 200419%
May 1725°C8°C31°C 20172°C 200918%
May 1825°C8°C32°C 19913°C 201017%
May 1925°C9°C32°C 20013°C 201916%
May 2025°C9°C33°C 20011°C 201917%
May 2125°C9°C34°C 20133°C 201117%
May 2226°C9°C33°C 20015°C 200917%
May 2326°C9°C34°C 20194°C 201818%
May 2426°C10°C33°C 20002°C 199817%
May 2526°C10°C33°C 20195°C 199817%
May 2627°C10°C31°C 20074°C 199418%
May 2727°C10°C35°C 20175°C 200619%
May 2827°C11°C36°C 20173°C 199820%
May 2927°C11°C34°C 20145°C 199820%
May 3027°C11°C33°C 20142°C 200822%
May 3127°C11°C35°C 20026°C 200123%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:10 AM, sunset 7:45 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.