Nagqu climate

Nagqu Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nagqu, 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 15°C on May 31, and lows from -5°C to -2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 40 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nagqu, 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
-4°C
Precipitation
40 mm
Reanalysis high
21°CMay 30, 1995
Reanalysis low
-9°CMay 9, 2020
Daylight
13 h 24 min to 14 h 03 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
-9°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 110°C-5°C15°C 2010-8°C 200220%
May 210°C-5°C15°C 1998-7°C 200020%
May 310°C-5°C16°C 1998-8°C 200021%
May 410°C-5°C17°C 1994-8°C 200722%
May 510°C-5°C15°C 1998-8°C 201523%
May 610°C-5°C16°C 1998-8°C 201724%
May 711°C-4°C14°C 2010-8°C 201724%
May 811°C-4°C15°C 1993-8°C 202026%
May 911°C-4°C15°C 1994-9°C 202027%
May 1011°C-4°C15°C 1995-7°C 201128%
May 1111°C-4°C17°C 1995-7°C 200330%
May 1211°C-4°C16°C 1995-7°C 201830%
May 1311°C-4°C18°C 1995-7°C 199331%
May 1412°C-4°C19°C 2000-8°C 200932%
May 1512°C-4°C20°C 1995-8°C 200933%
May 1612°C-4°C19°C 2002-8°C 199934%
May 1712°C-4°C20°C 1995-7°C 200535%
May 1812°C-3°C19°C 1995-7°C 200934%
May 1913°C-3°C19°C 1995-6°C 200935%
May 2013°C-3°C20°C 1998-6°C 200636%
May 2113°C-3°C21°C 1998-6°C 200637%
May 2213°C-3°C19°C 2018-7°C 200239%
May 2313°C-3°C19°C 2007-7°C 200240%
May 2414°C-3°C20°C 2007-6°C 200242%
May 2514°C-3°C19°C 1995-7°C 201743%
May 2614°C-2°C19°C 1996-5°C 202042%
May 2714°C-2°C19°C 1995-6°C 202043%
May 2814°C-2°C20°C 1995-7°C 202045%
May 2914°C-2°C21°C 1995-6°C 201546%
May 3014°C-2°C21°C 1995-5°C 200347%
May 3115°C-2°C21°C 1995-5°C 199348%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nagqu, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 8:51 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.