China in May

May is China's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 29 destinations average 73/100, led by Ürümqi at 90 — 22°C and 7 rainy days — while Jinghong is warmer at 39°C and scores 57.

#5 of 12 months for China · 29 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇳 China, month by month

73/100 in May
  1. 65Jan
  2. 71Feb
  3. 77Mar
  4. 79Apr
  5. 73May
  6. 63Jun
  7. 58Jul
  8. 60Aug
  9. 70Sep
  10. 77Oct
  11. 76Nov
  12. 70Dec

Where in China in May

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1ÜrümqiCity22°C43 mm · 7 days90 tier SYes
2DaliCity25°C84 mm · 10 days89 tier AYes
3BeijingCity27°C23 mm · 4 days88 tier AYes
4HarbinCity19°C75 mm · 10 days87 tier AYes
5KashgarCity26°C18 mm · 4 days87 tier A—
6Shangri-LaTrekking hub14°C105 mm · 19 days87 tier AYes
7Xi'anCity27°C66 mm · 8 days87 tier AYes
8HotanCity26°C5 mm · 1 day85 tier A—
9KunmingCity25°C132 mm · 14 days84 tier AYes
10LhasaTrekking hub15°C100 mm · 21 days84 tier A—
11JiuzhaigouNational park17°C156 mm · 23 days83 tier AYes
12LijiangTrekking hub22°C110 mm · 12 days83 tier A—
13HuangshanNational park18°C193 mm · 15 days80 tier AYes
14QingdaoBeach23°C46 mm · 6 days80 tier AYes
15SanyaBeach36°C146 mm · 18 days80 tier A—
16ShanghaiCity28°C127 mm · 11 days79 tier BYes
17SuzhouCity27°C137 mm · 11 days78 tier BYes
18ChengduCity29°C77 mm · 11 days77 tier B—
19PingyaoCity29°C181 mm · 13 days72 tier B—
20HangzhouCity31°C168 mm · 13 days70 tier B—
21ChongqingCity32°C153 mm · 17 days65 tier C—
22ZhangjiajieNational park29°C238 mm · 17 days62 tier C—
23XiamenCity33°C175 mm · 16 days60 tier C—
24JinghongCity39°C171 mm · 16 days57 tier D—
25YangshuoTrekking hub32°C261 mm · 22 days55 tier D—
26ShenzhenCity35°C226 mm · 20 days54 tier D—
27GuilinCity32°C288 mm · 23 days53 tier D—
28GuangzhouCity34°C256 mm · 21 days48 tier F—
29ChongliSki resort19°C39 mm · 8 days20 tier F—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in China in May

  • Labour Day holiday · Beijing and 1 more place · 1–5 May
  • May Day holiday · Xi'an and 11 more places · 1–5 May
  • Saga Dawa · Lhasa · 10 May – 20 Jun (usually)
  • Mountain azaleas · Huangshan · 25 Apr – 5 Jun (usually)
  • Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou · Chengdu · 25 Mar – 5 May (usually)
  • Dragon boat races at Xinjin · Chengdu · 28 May – 25 Jun (usually)
  • Sea of clouds · Zhangjiajie · 1 Apr – 30 Jun (usually)
  • Longji terraces under water · Guilin · 20 Apr – 15 Jun (usually)

Peak crowds at 6 of China's 16 well-known places this month.

Better months for China

April · 79/100March · 77/100October · 77/100Weakest: July · 58/100
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