Shaoxing weather in May
In May, Shaoxing has an average high of 26 °C79 °F and an average low of 16 °C62 °F, with about 134 mm5.3 in of precipitation. It is the 5th warmest month of the year and ranks 4th for precipitation.
How May compares with other months
Compared with April, May is 5 °C8.9 °F warmer on average and wetter by 16 mm0.6 in. Compared with June, May is 3.5 °C6.3 °F cooler on average and drier by 109 mm4.3 in. Daylight lasts about 13.6 hours around the middle of the month. Average relative humidity is 79% and the average cloud amount 72%.
Is May a good time to visit Shaoxing?
May is not among the most comfortable months by our comfort score: it is fairly wet (134 mm5.3 in) and it is humid (79%). The most comfortable months in Shaoxing are October.
What to wear in May
For Shaoxing in May, pack light summer clothes such as T-shirts, shorts or light dresses and an umbrella or light rain jacket.
May in nearby places
Other months in Shaoxing
- January9 °C48 °F / 1 °C33 °F
- February12 °C53 °F / 2 °C36 °F
- March16 °C61 °F / 6 °C42 °F
- April22 °C71 °F / 11 °C52 °F
- May26 °C79 °F / 16 °C62 °F
- June29 °C84 °F / 21 °C70 °F
- July32 °C90 °F / 25 °C77 °F
- August32 °C89 °F / 25 °C77 °F
- September28 °C83 °F / 21 °C69 °F
- October24 °C75 °F / 15 °C59 °F
- November18 °C65 °F / 9 °C48 °F
- December11 °C53 °F / 3 °C37 °F
Frequently asked questions
How warm is Shaoxing in May?
In May the average high in Shaoxing is 26 °C (79 °F) and the average low is 16 °C (62 °F).
Does it rain a lot in Shaoxing in May?
On average about 134 mm (5.3 in) of precipitation falls in May; it ranks 4th of the 12 months.
Is May the warmest month in Shaoxing?
No. The warmest month in Shaoxing is July, with an average high of 32 °C (90 °F). The coldest month is January, with an average low of 1 °C (33 °F).
How long is the day in Shaoxing in May?
In the middle of May the day in Shaoxing lasts about 13.6 hours from sunrise to sunset. The value is calculated from the position of the city and the sun.
How humid is Shaoxing in May?
The average relative humidity in May is about 79%. Combined with warm days, it can feel muggy.
How cloudy is Shaoxing in May?
On average about 72% of the sky is covered by cloud in May. This is the mean cloud amount from satellite data, not the number of sunny days.
About this data
All figures are 25-year averages (January 2001 – December 2025) from the NASA POWER project. Temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation come from the MERRA-2 reanalysis (precipitation is the bias-corrected MERRA-2 product), cloud and solar values from CERES satellite data. They describe a grid cell of roughly 50–70 km, not a single weather station, so they can differ from airport records — most of all on coasts, in mountains and for rainfall. Average highs and lows are the monthly mean temperature plus/minus half of the average daily temperature range. Counts of rainy days are not part of this dataset.
The grid cell’s average elevation is 94 m, while Shaoxing lies at about 21 m. Temperatures on this page were therefore adjusted by +0.5 °C0.9 °F using the standard lapse rate of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m.