Xichang climate

Xichang Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Xichang, 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 24°C on May 31, and lows from 7°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 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 Xichang, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
33°CMay 21, 2012
Reanalysis low
1°CMay 14, 2006
Daylight
13 h 13 min to 13 h 47 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
10.8 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°C30°C 19941°C 199136%
May 223°C7°C31°C 19942°C 201436%
May 323°C7°C28°C 20191°C 200736%
May 423°C8°C29°C 19981°C 200735%
May 524°C8°C29°C 19963°C 200535%
May 624°C8°C29°C 20202°C 200535%
May 724°C8°C28°C 20201°C 199134%
May 824°C8°C28°C 20201°C 199135%
May 924°C8°C30°C 20111°C 199136%
May 1024°C8°C30°C 20122°C 201336%
May 1124°C8°C31°C 20122°C 201336%
May 1224°C8°C31°C 19952°C 200736%
May 1324°C9°C30°C 19942°C 200636%
May 1424°C9°C30°C 19941°C 200637%
May 1524°C9°C30°C 20193°C 201640%
May 1624°C9°C31°C 20192°C 200741%
May 1724°C9°C31°C 20193°C 200742%
May 1824°C9°C32°C 20192°C 200944%
May 1924°C9°C30°C 19982°C 200947%
May 2024°C9°C31°C 20126°C 200050%
May 2124°C9°C33°C 20127°C 200052%
May 2224°C10°C29°C 20145°C 201153%
May 2324°C10°C31°C 19957°C 199754%
May 2424°C10°C31°C 20146°C 199854%
May 2524°C10°C30°C 20195°C 201755%
May 2624°C10°C29°C 19915°C 202057%
May 2724°C10°C30°C 20093°C 201858%
May 2824°C10°C30°C 19913°C 202061%
May 2924°C11°C29°C 20144°C 200963%
May 3024°C11°C31°C 20147°C 201264%
May 3124°C11°C32°C 20146°C 200465%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:02 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.